Swiss excavating team unearths Roman temple in Aswan

A Swiss excavating team has recently unearthed a Roman temple called Domitan in the heart of the old city of Aswan, after a year long excavation scheme.

According to Ali Al Asfar Director of Aswan and Nubia Antiquities, the team removed dust and debris surrounding the temple and so discovered the main entrance to the temple which proved to be in a direction different from other previously discovered Roman temples.

Entrances to Roman temples were usually in the direction of the Nile but this temple was the only one to have an entrance in the east, said Al Asfar.

He added" There is a possibility of finding other Roman temples in the area.But that will be revealed by forthcoming excavations."

The Swiss team is now engaged on a new site also in Aswan in the vicinity of Isis Temple. Mr Al Asfar said that the Isis temple had been restored and was having been prepared for receiving tourists within the current season.

The temple which dates back to the Ptolemaic age was established by Ptolemy III and completed by Ptolemy IV.