Italian archaeologists surprised Jewish Mikwe in ancient city

The 1,600-year-old Jewish bath, also known as Mikway, was recently exposed to Italy-and the address is the oldest of its kind in Europe.

On 10 March, Italian officials announced the discovery, which was found in the last summer at the archaeological site of the Ostia Antika.

In a statement translated from Italian to English, the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park described Mikway as “a well down with a small semi-underground room”.

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Photos released by the authorities show the ancient stairs that were once used as a ritual bath. According to the statement, “remarkable marks of wear” shows, and “two masonry covered with hydraulic plaster are flicked by shoulders.”

The statement said, “In the north-eastern corner, just above the northern abuse, there is one through the hole in the masonry, perhaps the intention to give a pipeline to a pipeline for water supply,” the statement states.

The recently discovered Mikwa found in Italy has been for about 1,600 years. (Ostia Antika Archaeological Park)

The diameter of the well measures about 3.5 feet and “crown by a brick ring that is probably added later, is definitely intended for the collection of groundwater.”

As archaeologists dug deeply, they also exposed a lamp since the 5th or 6th century AD – almost the same age as Mikway.

The lamp was decorated with an image of a menorah and a lulv, or a combing branch of Sukkot attached to the Jewish holiday – and a combination of all the above discoveries indicated the use of the site as a mikway.

The statement said, “Walls covered with hydraulic plaster, the presence of a groundwater collection well … and the discovery of a lamp with Jewish symbols on the bottom of the well … inspires us to hypothesize its interpretation as a Jewish ritual bath,” the statement says.

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A lamp with Jewish symbols, such as Menorah and a Lulav, were also found on the site. (Ostia Antika Archaeological Park)

“Intention to dive people (but objects also) for purifications, (Mikvehs) Generally appears as rectangular basins, in most cases, dug into the ground and covered with hydraulic plaster, with a line of a line that occupies their entire width, directly or indirectly connected to a spring, a well or a rainwater collection tank, described in the press release.

Mikway is used by Jews to achieve rituals purity, such as during religious conversion, cleaning the pot or while preparing for marriage. The latest discovery is the only ancient Roman-era Mikway found in Europe.

The only other ancient Mikway in Europe is located in Palazo Bianca in Sirrakuse, Sicily, which was “possibly built near the local synagogue between the 6th and 7th century AD,” the release “. It ranks it after the collapse of Rome in 476 AD, which appears to the Ostia Antiguteer in the east.

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Although some ancient Mikaves survive in Europe, they were undoubtedly present. Historians say that the decline of Mivakeh for Roman oppression of Jews in the first century may be indicated.

The Ostia Antika, which translates into “ancient osteya”, is an archaeological site for the ancient city of Ostia. (Ostia Antika Archaeological Park)

“Widely spread to the Herodian era in Judea, Galile and Idumia, especially within residential buildings, they were successful in the 1st century until they disappeared completely in the beginning of about 2nd, in the year 70, after the destruction of the temple in the year 70, he said after the complete rhomnization of the area and the 135 AIDs were said after the bar.

Italian Culture Minister Alesandro Giuli said the recent discovery “strengthens the historical awareness of this place as a true intersection of co -existence and cultures, as a true intersection, a cradle of tolerance among various people, which found its union in the Roman civilization.”

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“It represents a unique in the Roman Mediterranean region outside the Israeli land and shows how deep the Jewish appearance was in the heart of the Roman period,” Giuli said.

In a statement, Victor Falun, president of the Jewish community of Rome, said the search was brought to “Bhavna and Proud”.

The Jewish community of Rome welcomed Mikway’s discovery. (Ostia Antika Archaeological Park)

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“This is a sign of a living appearance, which has ended for centuries and goes to us today,” Falun said. “A demonstration of an identity that many generations of Jews have succeeded in protection, rescue and enhancing.

“I thank those who have made decisive scientific and financial contribution to this important result.”