Philadelphia (Amman)
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Philadelphia was a historical city located in the southern Levant, which was part of the Greek, Nabataean, Roman, and Byzantine realms between the third century BC and the seventh century AD. With the
Bust found in southern Italy of Ptolemy II, the Macedonian Greek ruler of Egypt, who occupied and renamed Ammon to Philadelphia around 255 BC to honor his nickname
View of Qasr al-Abd, a 2nd century BC palace located west of Philadelphia that was built by a Jewish dynasty, the Tobiads, and considered today to be among the best-preserved Hellenistic palaces in the world
Fortifications of Amman's Citadel Hill, which overlooks the Amman valley
View of the Roman Theater as seen from the Citadel Hill, 1878
Roman Theatre (Amman)
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Roman Theatre of Amman is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. A famous landmark in the Jordanian capital, it dates back to the Roman period when the city was known as Philadelphia. The theatre an
Philadelphia (Amman)
…an important stop along the Via Traiana Nova road. The city flourished in the second century, being constructed in the classical Roman style with a theater, nymphaeum, a main temple on the acropolis, and a network of colonnaded streets. The city came under the control of the Byzantine Empire in the fourth…
The Roman Theatre in Amman
Night view