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Colonnaded street in the ancient city of Jerash Colonnaded street in the ancient city of Jerash in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Oct. 29, 2009.

Gerasa, Christian tombstone Tomb
Date: CE_0300c-CE_0400c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Headless figurine of a pregnant woman Sculpture
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Headless figurine of a pregnant woman Sculpture
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Hellenistic oil lamp Pottery, Utensil
Date: BCE_0300c-BCE_0400c
Category: Hellenism
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Hellenistic jar Pottery, Utensil
Date: BCE_0300c-BCE_0400c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Oil lamp Pottery, Utensil
Date: CE_0050c-CE_0150c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Jug Pottery, Utensil
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Headless togatus Sculpture
Date: CE_0150c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Entrance of tomb Gate, Tomb
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Model of a sawmill Model
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic man with goat Animal, Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic with vintner Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic with vintner Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic with rooster Animal, Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic with bird and caged bird Animal, Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic with fantasy face Animal, Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Border mosaic Mosaic
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Border mosaic Mosaic
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Border mosaic Mosaic
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Plan of the city

Gerasa

Gerasa - view of the city

Gerasa - view of the city

Gerasa, Greek inscription dedicated to Severus Inscription (Greek)
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Greek inscription dedicated to Severus Inscription (Greek)
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Greek inscription dedicated to Severus Inscription (Greek)
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Ceramic funeral lamp ship formed Pottery, Utensil
Date: CE_0100c-CE_0200c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Pedestal with Greek and Nabataean inscription, telling dedicated to Arteas, honoring Rabbel Inscription (Greek, Nabataean), King
Date: BCE_0009c-CE_0040c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Pedestal with Greek and Nabataean inscription, telling dedicated to Arteas, honoring Rabbel Inscription (Greek, Nabataean), King
Date: BCE_0009c-CE_0040c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, Archaeological Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Mosaic showing Alexandria City, Mosaic
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Mosaic showing Dionysiac procession Deity, Mosaic
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Berlin, Altes Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Mosaic showing Clio Mosaic, Mythology
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Berlin, Altes Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Mosaic showing Thucydides with garland and birds Author, General, Mosaic
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Berlin, Altes Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Mosaic showing Thucydides Mosaic, Portrait
Date: CE_0200c-CE_0300c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Berlin, Altes Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Altar top Altar
Date: BCE_0600c-BCE_0500c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution: Amman, The Jordan Museum
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Gerasa, Church of Elias-Mary-Soreg, Mosaic with sheep Animal, Mosaic
Date: CE_0063c-CE_0614c
Category: Byzantium, Christianity, Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Gerasa
Collection: Livius

Surroundings:

South Tetrapylon

South Tetrapylon

Gerasa South Tripylon

Gerasa, South tetrapylon

South Tetrapylon

South Tetrapylon

Gerasa, Greenery/Macellum

Gerasa, Greenery/Macellum

Gerasa, Greenery/Macellum

Decumaus of Gerasa

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east-west mainstreet (decumanus) with colonnade

Decumaus of Gerasa

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east-west mainstreet (decumanus) with colonnade

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, South east west mainstreet (decumanus)

Gerasa, Interior of the cathedral

Gerasa, Interior of the cathedral

Gerasa, Interior of the cathedral

Gerasa, Entrance of the cathedral

Gerasa, Cathedral, Greek inscription

Gerasa, Cathedral, Greek inscription

Gerasa, Cathedral, Greek inscription

Gerasa, Remains of the Saint Theodore church

Nympheum of Gerasa

City

Location:

Jordan, Jarash
geo:32.279324,35.891037
Exact location

Period or year:

-3xx / unknown

Class:

City
visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

Gerasa was inhabited inhabited during the Bronze Age (3200 BC - 1200 BC). However Greeks used to believe that Gerasa was founded by Alexander the Great. Romans annexeted the city and surroundings to the Province Syria.

See:

http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/jordan/jerash/jerash.html
https://www.academia.edu/38576762/Title_page_THE_JARASH_CITY_WALLS_PROJECT._EXCAVATIONS_2001_-2003_FINAL_REPORT_With_a_summary_report_of_The_Jerash_City_Wall_Excavation_2000_JCW00._Tr_Wall_2000
Antioch on the Chrysorrhoas, Formerly Called Gerasa. Perspectives on Biographies of a Place - Achim Lichtenberger https://www.academia.edu/44526007/Antioch_on_the_Chrysorrhoas_Formerly_Called_Gerasa_Perspectives_on_Biographies_of_a_Place

Gerasa (Jerash) was één van de belangrijkste Grieks-Romeinse-Byzantijnse steden in het Midden-Oosten. De stad was één van de Dekapolissteden.

Relevant museums

Archeologisch museum van Amman

Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.

Amman, Jordan Museum

The new historical museum of Jordan; substantial archaeological collection.

Nearby

South Tetrapylon, Gerasa

Tetrapylon, Gerasa

Gerasa, Macellum

Gerasa, Macellum

Gerasa (Jerash) - Southern Decumanus

Deumanus i.e. an east-west-oriented road in a Roman city or castra.