This week we are welcome to explore two splendid ancient Roman cities: Jerash in Jordan and Bosra in Syria. Jerash is known for the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River.
It is considered one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Near East. It was a city of the Decapolis.
Jerash is sometimes misleadingly referred to as the “Pompeii of the Middle East or Asia”, referring to its size, extent of excavation and level of preservation, though Jerash was never buried by a volcano.
Bosra
Bosra is an ancient city in southern modern-day Syria. It is an archaeological and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Under the Roman Empire the city was renamed Nova Trajana Bostra, residence of the legion III Cyrenaica and capital of the Roman province Arabia Petraea.
The city flourished and became a major metropolis at the juncture of several trade routes, including the Roman road to the Red Sea.
Today, Bosra is a major archaeological site, containing ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and Muslim times. The city features what is thought to be the best-preserved Roman theater in the world. Every year there is a national music festival hosted in the theater.
Jerash at our World Heritage Tour
http://www.WHTour.org/22
Bosra at the UNESCO World Heritage Tour
http://www.WHTour.org/10070
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The Mills in Kinderdijk, province Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
The Mills in Kinderdijk, province Zuid-Holland, Netherlands