The Macellum – A Permant Grocery Store – On Cardo Maximus The taller columns are the entrance into the Macellum – the permanent “grocery store” or market in Gerasa. Exploring The Macellum The Butcher Shop The merchant stalls would have been set up inside these exedras. One of them seems to have housed a butcher’s,…
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Jerash, Jordan – The Ancient Greco-Roman City of Gerasa/Jerash – Incredible Cardo Maximus – Chariot Tracks
Cardo Maximus Cardo Maximus is the main north-south street of Gerasa, and was an integral part of Roman city planning. Built in the 1st Century CE, it is complete with manholes to underground drainage, water fountains, shops, an agora, and even street lights! Chariot Tracks on Cardo Maximus Our guide indicated that narrow concave tracks worn into stone blocks of Cardo Maximus were chariot tracks. I thought this to be…
Jerash, Jordan – The Ancient Greco-Roman City of Gerash/Jerash – Incredible Cardo Maximus – Street Lights
Cardo Maximus Cardo Maximus is the main north-south street of Gerasa, and was an integral part of Roman city planning. Built in the 1st Century CE, it is complete with manholes to underground drainage, water fountains, shops, an agora, and even street lights! Street Lights on Cardo Maximus Street lighting in ancient Rome! Oil lamps were placed in these alcoves to light the busy street at night. There were alcoves…
Jerash, Jordan – The Ancient Greco-Roman City of Gerasa/Jerash – Incredible Cardo Maximus – Manhole Covers For Underground Drainage
Cardo Maximus Cardo Maximus is the main north-south street of Gerasa, and was an integral part of Roman city planning. Built in the 1st Century CE, it is complete with manholes to underground drainage, water fountains, shops, an agora, and even street lights! Manhole Cover To Underground Drainage
Jerash, Jordan – The Ancient Greco-Roman City of Gerasa/Jerash – Incredible Cardo Maximus
Cardo Maximus The Oval Forum leads to a colonnaded street called Cardo Maximus. Cardo Maximus is the main north-south street of Gerasa, and was an integral part of Roman city planning. Built in the 1st Century CE, it is complete with manholes to underground drainage, water fountains, shops, an agora, and even street lights! …