https://picturingjordan.com/tags/jerash/ Recent content in Jerash on Picturing Jordan Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a <a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license</a>. Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:24:57 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:24:57 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/ <figure> <img src="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/06/IMG_20170606_101711.jpg" alt="The Arch of Hadrian welcomes you to Jerash"/> <figcaption> <h4>The Arch of Hadrian welcomes you to Jerash</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>There are apparently two arches built around 130 CE to honor Roman Emperor Hadrian—one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Athens)">Athens</a> and one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Jerash)">Jerash</a>. The former is undoubtedly more studied, but the latter is objectively more beautiful! Maybe it&rsquo;s the color of the stones in the afternoon light, the unconventional architectural features, or just the sheer size of it.</p> https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:50:44 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/ <figure> <img src="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/DSC_0143.jpg" alt="Row of columns at the Oval Forum in Jerash"/> <figcaption> <h4>Row of columns at the Oval Forum in Jerash</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>Jordan&rsquo;s location in the geographical &ldquo;near east&rdquo; has exposed the country to dozens of civilizations over the course of history. Over the last three thousand years alone this region has experienced the coming and going of the Persian, Greek, Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman — to name a few — empires, the legacies of which are often still visible today.</p>