Found, Swimming Roman Era in Jerusalem | Swimming Parents

When excavated the location of the planned center will be built into the sacred bathing place for Jews in Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists discovered an ancient pool complex."Every modern building in the old town was set on top of old buildings. The question now, whether the parties relating to the religious tolerant enough to accept the other's history.- Rafi Greenberg, an archaeologist from Tel Aviv Unievrsitas
They soon expect the pool came from the Roman era were buried in the city since nearly 2,000 years ago.
The discovery was announced 22 November. Ofer Sion, director of implementation of the excavation Jewis Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, said this discovery will prove that the cities of Roman times greater than previously thought.



"This is very important because during excavations in Jewis Quarter, we never found the building of the second and third century," says Zion.
In the Roman pool, the archaeologists found the staircase leading white mosaic floor and hundreds of terracotta roof tiles are inlaid with the name of a Roman army unit, Tenth Legion. Zion suspect, the pool was to be one where the soldiers take a bath.
When the pool has been completed excavated, the government of Jerusalem decided to continue using the site as a sacred bathing place for Jews or mikweh.
Israeli archaeological institute, said the design of the old Roman pool that will be integrated with the design of the new pool.













Archaeology and political interests sometimes compete with each other in Jerusalem, especially in old urban areas where there are many historical relics.
Rafi Greenberg, an archaeologist from Tel Aviv Unievrsitas said, the Israeli government is too focused sometimes find relics of the Jews at the expense of the remnants of the history of the period or other power
"Every modern building in the old town was set on top of old buildings. The question now, whether the parties relating to the religious tolerant enough to accept the history of other (alternative)? "Said Greenberg.
Old pool from the Roman era was allegedly built during the Roman rule in the territory of Jerusalem. Roman control of the area after dropping the Jewish kingdoms and founded the city of Aelia Capitolina as the capital of the province of Syria-Palestine.