Sanctuary of Zeus, Roman ruins, Jerash, Jordan, ancient city, boasts an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back 6,500 years,

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Jerash, unbroken chain of human occupation dating back , 6,500 years ,45km north of Amman and because of its water the site has been settled at least since Neolithic times. golden age under Roman rule and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world and one of the Decapolis cities once named Gerasa. Hidden for centuries in sand excavated and restored past 70 years, Reveals fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism ,

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Location: Jordan,
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