- Jerash is a city in Jordan, which holds one of the best preserved Roman cities, Gerasa, which was known as the Pompeii of the East. Many of its buildings are still standing.
- Gerasa was one of the ten cities of the Decapolis until it was absorbed into the Roman Province of Arabia Petraea.
Roman Ruins
- Hadrian’s Arch (c.130 CE)
- Temple of Artemis (with columns)
- North Theatre
- Roman Forum
- with an oval colonnade
- Cardo Maximus
- with standing columns
- Propylaeum of Artemis
- Hippodrome
- Northern Tetrapylon
- Sanctuary of Zeus
- (with an ornate frieze)
- Nymphaeum
Museums
- Jerash Archeological Museum
- Located on ‘Camp Hill’, overlooking the Oval Plaza, Jerash.
- It holds Collections from all Periods of Jordan’s history including statues of the Muses of the Greek Pantheon.
- Jerash Visitor Centre
- This Museum displays a history of the development of the city of Jerash, including artefacts such as the Statues of Zeus and Aphrodite, and a head of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus.
Roman Roads
- Via Traiana Nova
- Jerash was connected to this north-south Highway which linked Mesopotamia with Egypt.
Jerash Archeological Museum