Peristyle courtyard, Umm Qais, Jordan
South East side of rectangular peristyle courtyard (maybe a palaestra associated with a bath complex), Roman, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13426019
Media ID
45118148
Size
11293px x 3843px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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Antiochia Arcade Basalt Decapolis Gadara Graeco-roman Greco-roman Hashemite Hellenistic Irbid Jordanian Palaestra Peristyle Qais Qays Seleucia Semiramis
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