BACK TO THE ROMANS
CAIRO, May 15. Far Avithin the hilly country ol northern Syria is a small party of New Zealand engineers who bathe daily in a Roman swimming pool which is filled bA r the same spring that flowed Avhen it Avas <irst built. It is one of manj r in that part of the country, few of Avhich are still suitable for bathing. Their only entertainment that of their own making, these men spend their spare time exploring the Avealth of ruins in the district and have been rewarded by finds of pure copper coins in the Roman days. Their immediate neighbours are friendly Arabs avlio provide horses for excursions and one ready learner lias already been taught enough English, to act as a guide, During route marches the New Zealanders sometimes tread the Avell AvOrn stones of Roman roads and, halt bj' interesting ruins. The country is so rich in historical interest and the soldiers are so eager to learn as muck as possible, that lectures are given to various battalions by Mr A. Carlcton, an American authority on the subject.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 56, 22 May 1942, Page 2
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185BACK TO THE ROMANS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 56, 22 May 1942, Page 2
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