Signage about Lower Palace Geometric Mosaic
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Issue Date
5/18/16
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Keywords
Caesarea National Park , Israel , Herod the Great , Hellenism , Roman Empire , Judea , Caesarea Maritima , Straton's Tower , Mosaic , Central Hall , Palace , Signage
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Description
Signage about the geometric mosaic reads: A refined palace with a swimming pool once stood here. The sand only preserved the eastern wing, comprising a grand (dining?) complex, a central hall (Triclinium?) flanked by two small rooms on each side, all richly decorated and provided with bathing and heating facilities. To the NE a staircase led to the upper story and the upper palace. A Mikveh (Jewish ritual bath) and a bathhouse were found next to it.