Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

However, as the Roman Empire got bigger, Ostia Antica lost importance. These days, there are extensive ruins to see, as well ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Ostia Antica When Luigi Maria Caliò, a classical archaeology professor, first brought students from the University of Catania to excavate an area of Ostia ...