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
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! …
Athens, Greece – Roman Agora & Tower of Winds
An agora is a meeting place in ancient Greek city-states. This agora was taken over by the Romans. The Tower of Winds is a Pentelic marble clock tower that functioned as a timepiece. S, xo Roman Agora The Tower of Winds