CAIRO, Apr 26 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt announced yesterday, the discovery of the remains of a Greco-Roman temple in North Sinai.
In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said, an Egyptian archaeological mission, unearthed the remains of a temple for Zeus, at the site of Tell el-Farama in North Sinai.
Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, said, the location of the temple was determined after excavators found remains of a huge gate on the surface of the earth at the site.
The gate consisted of two pink granite columns, each about eight metres long and one metre thick, in addition to a granite lintel that was installed at the top of the gate, Waziri added.
Meanwhile, the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ayman Ashmawy, said, the temple was built of mud bricks on a raised platform.
The Greco-Roman Period in Egypt (332 BC -395 AD), marks the end of Persian rule over Egypt.– NNN-MENA
