Фото: Israel Antiquities Authority
Dining room of the Roman elite
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It is believed that it could have been used by members of the local council of Jerusalem and their guests for rest and meals.
In Israel, inside tunnels under the Western Wall, archaeologists have found the last parts of a lost building that is considered a dining room for the Roman elite. About it informs LiveScience.
This building was first discovered in the 19th century by the archaeologist Charles Warren. It is located on the way to the Temple Mount – the most sacred site in Judaism.
The building has two corridors connected by a fountain. Water was transported to the fountain through lead pipes.
“Such dining rooms were found during archaeological excavations of private houses, palaces, temples and residential complexes,” archaeologists note.
The building is known to have been erected between the 20s and 40s AD, when Israel was under Roman rule.
Experts say the building was abandoned shortly before the destruction of the Temple Mount. After that, a pool was built on its ruins.
Recall archaeologists discovered in Jerusalem aqueduct of the XIV centurythat supplied the city with water for 600 years.
Ancient coin with intriguing inscription discovered in Jerusalem
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