While digging the ground where it will build a new place for bathing Jews in Jerusalem ( Israel), archaeologists found a pool that once belonged to the Roman legion. The same legions that laid siege to Jerusalem and took about 1,800 years ago.
The discovery sheds new view over the city of Aelia Capitolina, which the Romans built in Jerusalem after expelling the Jews from the region.
The director of the excavation, Ofer Sion, said the site helps to prove that Aelia Capitolina (Roman name for Jerusalem, ndb) was greater than previously thought.
Jerusalem is one of the most excavated in the world due to its rich history, and archaeologists are routinely sent to examine locations close to current construction projects.
During the inspection revealed that the pool in the old part of Jerusalem, they found steps leading down to a wing with white tiled floor and hundreds of terracotta tiles laid on the roof.
tiles were engraved with the name of Roman unity - the Tenth Legion - who built the place.
Sion think the pool was part of a much larger complex, where thousands of soldiers already bathed.
After the archaeological find, the administration said that Jerusalem will continue the construction of the bathroom where it will be Jewish mikveh, a ritual of purification according to the Jewish religion.
According to the national Israel Antiquities Authority, the remains of Roman baths will be incorporated into the current project.
source: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/834740-piscina-usada-por-saqueadores-romanos-e-encontrada-em-jerusalem.shtml
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