The wall

The ruins of the baths

The Jewry Wall in Leicester, England is the remaining wall of the public baths of Roman Leicester along with foundations of the baths, which are laid out in front of the wall. It is quite large and impressive and has a museum detailing Leicester's ancient roots attached. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (865x700, 284 KB)Jewry Wall in Leicester, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (865x700, 284 KB)Jewry Wall in Leicester, England. ... Download high resolution version (950x713, 250 KB)The remains of the Roman public baths in Leicester, England, at the site of Jewry Wall. ... Download high resolution version (950x713, 250 KB)The remains of the Roman public baths in Leicester, England, at the site of Jewry Wall. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The term thermae was the word the Ancient Romans used for the buildings housing their public baths. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ...

The wall is nearly 2000 years old, and is a rare example of Roman walling. The wall is the second largest piece of surviving civil Roman building in Britain.

The name of the wall does not relate to Leicester's Jewish community, who were expelled from the city in medieval times. It is thought most likely that the name bears some relation to the 24 jurats of Leicester, the senior members of the Corporation of Leicester, who were said to meet in the town churhcyard - possibly that of St Nicholas, just next to the baths. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

The remains of the baths were excavated in the 1930s and date from approximately 150 AD. The wall and baths are adjoined by a museum. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... For other uses, see number 150. ...