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#AncientSiteSunday - Nicknamed the Pompeii of Asia, Gerasa is one of the great classical cities of Jordan and the Near East. Set in a fertile valley north of Amman, Gerasa is also the best-preserved city of the Decapolis, a group of ten Hellenistic cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire.
April 14, 2024 at 3:36 PM
#AncientSiteSunday - Nicknamed the Pompeii of Asia, Gerasa is one of the great classical cities of Jordan and the Near East. Set in a fertile valley north of Amman, Gerasa is also the best-preserved city of the Decapolis, a group of ten Hellenistic cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire.