Few urban city layouts from the Roman world are as impressive as Jerash's. It deserves the name "Pompeii of the Middle East" as we'll see from a historic tour of the entire city. Oval forum, hippodrome, arches, colonnaded streets, fountains, theaters, temples, and more! Part of our "Cities of Roman Empire" series.

0:00 Introduction
0:32 Foundation, city history
1:39 City layout
3:22 Hippodrome and Arch of Hadrian
4:54 Southern gate, Oval Forum
5:46 Temple of Zeus, Theater
6:58 Macellum, South Decumanus
7:36 Nymphaeum
8:23 Monumental staircase, Temple of Artemis complex
9:34 Northern city: arch, odeon, northern gate

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