Decapolis
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The Decapolis was a group of ten Greek Hellenistic cities on the eastern frontier of the Greek and late Roman Empire in the Southern Levant in the first centuries BC and AD. Most of the cities were lo
Roman theatre and cardo of Scythopolis (Beit She'an, Israel)
The oval forum and cardo of Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan)
The Decapolis at the time of Pliny the Elder and before 106 A.D
Amman
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Amman is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of five million as of 2024, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the
Decapolis
…throughout later history. Philadelphia was long abandoned but was revived in the 19th century and has become the capital city of Jordan under the name Amman. Twentieth-century archaeology has identified most of the other cities on Pliny's list, and most have undergone or are undergoing considerable excavation…
Hand of Hercules
The Roman Theater in Amman
جبل القلعة القصر الأموي عمان الأردن Umayyad Palace Amman Citadel Jordan
Abdali Boulevard, Amman