Metropolis Excavations 2010

The Roman Bath and the Palaestra (Sports Grounds) unearthed

Metropolis Excavations 2010

The Roman Bath and the Palaestra (Sports Grounds) unearthed

The excavation efforts in 2010 revealed important insight into the remarkable social life in the city. The Roman Bath and Palaestra excavations yielded many building plans, floor mosaics with geometric patterns, and numerous metal, terracotta, bone and glass objects.

The southern border of the "Peristyle House" -a private residence with a marble-lined courtyard mostly unearthed in 2009- was established. Walls from the Late Antiquity that collapsed on the Stoa, the roofed, long walkways along the city in ancient times, were lifted and the western wall was completely cleared. Excavation into the foundation of the ancient structure yielded 2 pithii (storage vessels) as well as sundry ceramics from the Hellenistic era.

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