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AMMAN Palaestina Tertia, a late Roman-Byzantine province, was well known for its monastic life. It was located in the southern part of modern Jordan, from Wadi Mujib in the north to Ayla (Aqaba) in the south. The role of the province was defensive and it was a frontier towards Arabic nomads and Sassanian Empire on the East. ....
AMMAN The Near East was urbanised long before the conquests of Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC) and his generals. When the Roman legions arrived in the area around 60 BC, the Levant already had sophisticated urban centres and civic culture for centuries. Due to the Greek military subjugation and political influence, Hellenistic ideas, language and taste became dominant ....
AMMAN During the turbulent period of Crusades, one of the generals of Salaheddin Ayyoubi (1137-1193 AD), Izz Al Din Usama, built in 1184 AD a monumental castle overlooking modern day Ajloun. The objective of the fortification was to protect the border with the Frankish state and Muslim pilgrims. ....