About one hour north of Amman is the city of Jerash. Just outside the city is an amazing archeological site of the Roman city from around the second century. It is a very large site with well preserved ruins.
Beginning our tour we enter through Hadrian’s Arch, built in 129 AD. Next we explore the ruins of the hippodrome where the Romans games took place.
We enter the city through the South Gate into an oval forum surrounded by columns. From here you can see the Temple of Zeus on the hill.
The Roman Theater is amazing. Here are some photos.
There are the remains of several Christian churches from the 5th and 6th century with nice mosaics on the floor.
We continue to climb up to the Temple of Artemis with its Corinthian columns.
Typical of Roman cities is one Main Street called the Cardo Maximus. This one contained the original stones and you could see the ruts from the chariots.
Tim & Kathy Simonsen 