Jordan
Amman
The Citadel
Amman As Seen From the Top of the Hill of the Citadel
The city was called Rabbath Ammon by the Ammonites (13th century BC). It was conquered, in turn by, the Assyrians, Persians, and Macedonians. The Macedonian ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy II, in the 3th century BC, renamed it Philadelphia. The city eventually came under Roman control.
This open cistern dates to 730 AD. It is 58 feet in diameter and, according to various sources, hold from 250,000 to 360,000 gallons of water.
Colonnaded Street
Hand of Hercules
The Theater As Seen From the Citadel
The Theater
The Roman theater of Roman Philadelphia. Built under the reign of Emperor Antonius Pius in approximately 155AD.
The Citadel As Seen From the Theater
The Market
Amman Ash Shubak Jerash Madaba Petra
Pictures by Tom Aprille ( tomaprille@quartomese.com )