We spent our first day in Jordan at the ancient Roman city of Jerash, also known as Gerasa.
The first major settlement at Jerash is attributed to the Greeks at about the time of Alexander the Great (333 BC). However, it was under Roman rule that Jerash truly flourished. Pompey conquered the area in 64 BC and Gerasa became part of the Roman province of Syria and then a city of the Decapolis.
There were hardly any tourists at Jerash, which meant I got to take a lot of photos void of people! We wandered around the whole city for three hours without feeling rushed and really enjoyed our day. I'm trying to post a few photos, but it seems the internet is too slow right now, I'll try tomorrow after the dig.
The digging commences at 5:30 or so tomorrow! We will have breakfast at 4:30 (A.M. by the way...) Load up the cars at 5:00 and start taking photos before the sun rises. I'll be sure to document our digging process tomorrow to share with you.
Goodnight!
-e
The first major settlement at Jerash is attributed to the Greeks at about the time of Alexander the Great (333 BC). However, it was under Roman rule that Jerash truly flourished. Pompey conquered the area in 64 BC and Gerasa became part of the Roman province of Syria and then a city of the Decapolis.
There were hardly any tourists at Jerash, which meant I got to take a lot of photos void of people! We wandered around the whole city for three hours without feeling rushed and really enjoyed our day. I'm trying to post a few photos, but it seems the internet is too slow right now, I'll try tomorrow after the dig.
The digging commences at 5:30 or so tomorrow! We will have breakfast at 4:30 (A.M. by the way...) Load up the cars at 5:00 and start taking photos before the sun rises. I'll be sure to document our digging process tomorrow to share with you.
Goodnight!
-e
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