Decumanus Maximus, Umm Qais, Jordan

Roman Colonnaded Street or Decumanus Maximus, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Roman Colonnaded Street or Decumanus Maximus, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen