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Colonnaded Street, Jerash, Jordan

Corinthian columns along the North part of the Colonnaded Street or Cardo Maximus, built 2nd century AD, Jerash, Jordan. The street runs from the Forum to the North gate. It was the main road through Jerash and was lined with shops. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Corinthian columns along the North part of the Colonnaded Street or Cardo Maximus, built 2nd century AD, Jerash, Jordan. The street runs from the Forum to the North gate. It was the main road through Jerash and was lined with shops. The Greco-Roman town of Gerasa is thought to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It was conquered by Pompey in 63 BC and became a prosperous Roman town. Jerash was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 AD and its ruins were discovered in 1806 and the town excavated and reconstructed. Picture by Manuel Cohen