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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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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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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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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