Travel > PMR118K-09
© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR118K-09 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-11-17 21:44:05 | |||
Photo Size: | 2.0mb 3507x2480 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Jordan, Jerash: already settled in Neolithic times, Jerash was lateroccupied by Greeks and Romans, and the latter are responsible for most of the surviving architecture which dates from 64 BC. By the first/second century AD the town had a population of about 15-20,000 inhabitants and was known as "Gerasa".This picture: South Decumanus runs east to a 73-metre bridge, beyond which it is buried under the modern city. |
Keywords: | Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city |