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Category Archive for 'Day 2 - Decapolis'

Decapolis Days: Jerash, the Roman city of Gerasa

Posted in Day 2 - Decapolis on Mar 17th, 2008

Jerash (Arabic:محافظة جرش) is considered one of the most important cities of the Roman Decapolis - as well as one of the best preserved. I should know, I have the pictures to prove it!

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Some fun photos of our day at the Decapolis

Posted in Day 2 - Decapolis on Nov 6th, 2007

Some fun photos of our day at the Decapolis for your Jordan tourism enjoyment while I’m on the road today traveling to Petra by means of the Citadel, the Temple of Hercules, and a few other stops along the way.

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At Jerash: Roman re-enactment and Dean singing

Posted in Day 2 - Decapolis on Nov 5th, 2007

At Jerash today, we saw a re-enactment of Roman soldiering, gladiators fighting, chariots racing, guards playing bagpipes - and yours truly singing - and I got most of it onYouTube!

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A day about the Decapolis - and when things go wrong

Posted in Day 2 - Decapolis on Nov 5th, 2007

Imagine walking where Jesus walked. That’s where I was today when I looked over into the Golan Heights and onto mount Tabor from Umm Qais ( أم قيس) located on the site of the ruined Greco-Roman city of Gadara (sometimes, incorrectly Gedara), a semi-autonomous city of the Roman Decapolis.

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