▁the ▁temple ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁m osa ic ▁floor ▁are ▁preserved . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁temple ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁Maria ▁Lu iza ▁bl vd . ▁ ▁The ▁Syn agog ue ▁The ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁AD ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁Sever an ▁dynast y ▁as ▁a ▁bas il ica - like ▁building ▁with ▁three ▁n aves ▁( a ▁central ▁one ▁and ▁two ▁a is les ) ▁located ▁in ▁North - S outh ▁direction . ▁The ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁nave ▁was ▁twice ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁a is les . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁determined ▁when ▁two ▁m osa ic ▁flo ors ▁were ▁found ▁during ▁ar che ological ▁research es . ▁They ▁were ▁built ▁one ▁over ▁another ▁with ▁great ▁craft sm ans hip ▁and ▁extremely ▁rich ▁colors . ▁The ▁floor ▁m osa ics ▁dep icted ▁images ▁of ▁Men or ah ▁and ▁pal m ▁branch ▁which ▁are ▁symbol ic ▁for ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁and ▁other ▁geomet rical ▁shapes . ▁A ▁four - line ▁ins cription ▁in ▁Greek ▁was ▁found ▁as ▁well ▁which ▁provide ▁information ▁for ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁don ors ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁The ▁syn agog ue ▁was ▁almost ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Goth s ▁in ▁ 2 5 0 ▁AD ▁but ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁design . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁destroyed ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁during ▁the ▁per