A settlement has been in Jerash since 7,500 BC. However, the city Gerasa, was founded by Alexander the Great
and his general, Perdiccas, where soldiers settled here in 331 BC.
We wandered through the ruins while listening to our guide on a radio with our earbuds.
This area was used for shops in the 2nd century AD then was burned by raiders in the 3rd century. To strengthen the city a wall was built and these shops were turned into barracks for the military.
This picture is looking down the Roman Cardo.
The green boxes are radio receivers so the tour leader can talk about the sites where only we can hear him without being right next to him. It was great as Cal could run around taking pictures and still hear the information from the guide.
We only explored a small part of the ruins.
It is used by Jerash even now for events like the Culture and Arts Festival.
The street plan of Gerasa was designed in the middle of the 1st century AD.
They showed us how to make a local dish and then served us lunch which was very good.
Cal put on his suit and walked over the very uncomfortable rocks to the water. It was an odd experience - you could not sink.
Virginia Ann snapped off a few pictures of Cal and the rest of the group in the water and the smearing of "therapeutic" mud on your skin - Cal did not get muddy.
