Petra

Roman Street

Fountain along collonade

 

Sketch of Fountain

 

Roman Street

Channel

Remains of Cistern

Cistern

Cistern entrance

Cistern entrance

Drainage channel

Channel

Bath

Channel at bath

Latrine

Gerasa at modern day Jerash

Gerasa is approximately 30 miles north of Amman in modern-day Jordan.  The city, also known as Antiocha on the Chrysorrhoas during the Helenistic times.  Gerasa was founded by Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.). Gerasa is divided by the Chrysorrhoas River.  Ancient ruins of the eastern part has been covered by the present-day town was most likely the residential part of Gerasa.  The western part was the heart of the city where the Temple of Artemis was located along with many monumental structures.

Colonnadad avenue with the monumental columns crowned by  Corinthian capitals.  Several stormwater inlets are located along the street.

Baths on north side of Gerasa

Baths on north side of Gerasa

Entrance to the cathedral on left and the nymphaeum on the right

Water features along colonnaded avenue

Small fountain along colonnaded avenue

Water feature along colonnaded street.

Nymphaeum along the colonnaded avenue.

 

 

Drainage channel below nymphaeum wall

Water basin in front of the nymphaeum wall

Maddaba

Cistern at Maddaba

Bath