Travel > PMR117K-29
© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR117K-29 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-11-17 21:42:06 | |||
Photo Size: | 1.6mb 3456x2406 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: Part of the Tetrapylon which marked the crossing of the Cardo Maximus and the South Decumanus. |
Keywords: | Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site |