CAIRO, May 10, 2018 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities announced Thursday that archaeologists in Siwa have uncovered the remains of an archaeological temple dating back to the dynasty of Antoninus Pius, a Roman emperor from 138 to 161 AD. Found at el Haj Ali village in Siwa, the ruins of the temple include a huge building and two small chambers and is surrounded by an outer wall, said the head of the Ministry's Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Department Ayman Ashmawi. The new discovery reflects much about the history of the North Coast and Siwa Oasis area during the Roman age, he added. After carrying out other excavations, the archaeologists also found a limestone-made painting with Greek inscriptions, said head of the archaeological mission in Mersa Matrouh and Siwa Abdel Aziz el Demery. The painting was found broken in three parts but it was in good condition and it has been moved for maintenance work, according to Demery.
