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AMMAN — Busts are among the most widespread forms of funerary depictions of a deceased individuals. During his research on funerary sites, Bilal Annan, from the University of Paris, found around 130 busts from the Roman period in Jordan.Busts were relatively cheap and easier to prepare than other artistic forms, unlike the full-figure statue, for example.
AMMAN — When the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited Gerasa (ancient Jerash) in 129/130 AD, the Roman Empire was at its peak. The 2nd century AD represented an era of prosperity, stability and expansion, making Gerasa a known Greco-Roman centre for local manufacture.
AMMAN — When the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited Gerasa (ancient Jerash) in 129/130 AD, the Roman Empire was at its peak. The 2nd century AD represented an era of prosperity, stability and expansion, making Gerasa a known Greco-Roman centre for local manufacture.
An Iron Age moat found in Jerusalem may have been used for defense thousands of years ago.
AMMAN — The Hellenistic period stretching from 323BC to roughly 30BC, between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of the Roman Empire, introduced religious, political and intellectual ideas that gradually shaped Levantine cities.Recent archaeological discoveries of lagynoi, tall, narrow neck pitchers that were a status symbol during the Hellenistic period, have