Title

Nymphaeum, Jerash, Jordan.

Caption

Nymphaeum, Jerash, Jordan. The site of a settlement since the Bronze Age, the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa (Jerash) was established in the 2nd century BC and was one of the ten cities in Syria and Palestine known as the Decapolis. Jerash became a Roman city of the province of Syria in 63 BC. The city was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 749. The excavation of the site, which has revealed extensive ruins, began in the 1920s. A nymphaeum was a monument dedicated to nymphs, particularly those associated with springs. The example in Jerash was built in 191 AD.

Date

1996

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Vivienne Sharp

Reference

HRM19D82_364

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (2,6Mb) / 11,5in x 17,0in / 3444 x 5113 (300dpi)

Keywords

city Italy building buildings religious architecture arts Jordan country Rome religion color colour ruins archaeology ruin column pillar pillars Roman location century ruined archaeological site archeology performing arts Jordanian Jerash Ancient city VIVIENNE SHARP 2nd century ancient site TGN photograph Decapolis Gerasa Irbid Nymphaeum Vivienne Sharp Sharp Vivienne VS VSP photograph