City of Jerash

Jerash-- one of the world's most well preserved Greco-Roman cities (called Gerasa.) It is an absolutely phenomenal place to visit. I would recommend this if you EVER get the chance. It is timeless and very large.

Recent excavations show that Jerash was already inhabited during the Bronze Age (3200 BC - 1200 BC. After the Roman conquest in 63 BC, Jerash and the land surrounding it were annexed by the Roman province of Syria, and later joined the Decapolis cities.

(and also a crazy tourist trap. i totally bought a blue kafiya though. it's so pretty!)

anyway, here are several pictures from the location. steve and i just wandered around wherever, taking pictures of this and that and discussing how good life would be if we were out of the freakin' hot sun. (we eventually took a break about 1.5 hours in of walking. too much dust and sun.)

man. i love history.

the view from the Temple of Artemis
Temple of Artemis