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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks and marble column stumps from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_053.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of a Roman theatre with half of its cavea surviving near Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_026.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Part view of the famous Law Code which is inscribed in the Greek Dorian dialect on huge blocks of stones used to reconstruct the odeion.  Dating from 500BC, they are the first code of law in Europe and they were written in a style known as boustrophedon, that is one line from left to right and the next line from right to left, just as an ox ploughs a field. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_016.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View over excavated ruins to the Odeon and the modern building sheltering the blocks of Law code Gortys. Scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain lays the Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete.  Gortyn prospered during the period of the Dorian city states in the 6th century BC and achieved the status of the capital of Crete after the Roman invasion in 67 BC. It kept this title until the Arab conquest in 828 AD. Gortyn is said to have sheltered Hannibal after his defeat in 189 BC at Magnesia.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_010.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of the attractive and uniquely shaped oval Roman forum which dates from the 1st century AD.  Functioning as the commercial heart of the city, the expansive space is surrounded by a impressive colonnade of Ionic columns and linked the Cardo Maximus with the Temple of Zeus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_086.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. Architectural fragments lay on the paving of the attractive and uniquely shaped oval Roman forum which dates from the 1st century AD.  Functioning as the commercial heart of the city, the expansive space is surrounded by a impressive colonnade of Ionic columns and linked the Cardo Maximus with the Temple of Zeus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_079.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of the attractive and uniquely shaped oval Roman forum which dates from the 1st century AD.  Functioning as the commercial heart of the city, the expansive space is surrounded by a impressive colonnade of Ionic columns and linked the Cardo Maximus with the Temple of Zeus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_078.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the soaring portico Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis which dates from 150 AD. Artemis the daughter of Zeus was the patron goddess of Jerash. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_062.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View from the Cardo Maximus of the monumental North Tetrapylon which dates from the 2nd century AD. In the far background is the North Gate which signals the end of the Cardo. Recently restored, the Northern Tetrapylon was dedicated to the Syrian wife of Emperor Septimus Severus and marks the intersection of the Card Maximus and the North Decumanus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_036.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of a section of columns from the colonnaded street or Cardo Maximus. Paved with original flag stones and stretching over 800 metres long from the oval forum to the north gate, the awesome Cardo offers a spectacular vista of life in Roman times. It is flanked by elegant topped with Corinthian capitals and lined by city’s most important buildings, shops and residences. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_021.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View from the Cardo Maximus of the monumental North Tetrapylon which dates from the 2nd century AD. In the far background is the North Gate which signals the end of the Cardo. Recently restored, the Northern Tetrapylon was dedicated to the Syrian wife of Emperor Septimus Severus and marks the intersection of the Card Maximus and the North Decumanus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_006.tif
  • Gortys. Crete. Greece. Part view of the remains of a Roman aqueduct at the archaeological site of Gortyn. This aqueduct supplied water from Zaros, 15 kilometres away,  for the city and its numerous fountains and nymphaeums. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_068.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Nymphaeum which dates from the second century and is situated north of the Praetorium. It had a rectangle plan, 17 by 8 metres and included a rectangular cistern, 11.5metres long, 4.5 m wide and 1 m deep. The water flowed from the cistern into three marble basins and from them, through spouts onto the paved courtyard. In Byzantine times it was used as a public fountain. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_063.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of a headless marble statue of an unknown Roman figure of the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_062.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of an ancient Greek inscribed stone base within the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_059.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of an ancient Greek inscribed stone block within the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_058.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks and marble column stumps from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_054.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Part view of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks, marble column stumps and fallen columns from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_051.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of archaeological excavations near the Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_049.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of archaeological excavations and diggings near the Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_047.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View along an excavated path that borders (to the right) the jumbled ruins of the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_046.tif
  • Gortys. Crete. Greece. View of a well preserved Roman altar within the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the Praetorium complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_044.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins including fallen marble columns of the northern stoa of the imperial temple beside the Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_042.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the 2nd century BC stepped monumental altar in front of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_039.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of a base of a fluted column at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_040.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the 2nd century BC stepped monumental altar in front of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_038.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_037.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_035.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_034.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_032.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_030.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of a Roman theatre with half of its cavea surviving near Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_028.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Rear view of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church it is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab invasion. Scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain lays the Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_002.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View through a doorway of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church it is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab invasion. Scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain lays the Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_003.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Rear view of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church it is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab invasion. Scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain lays the Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_001.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  Rear view of the South Gate, which dates from 130 AD, and functioned as one of the four entrances along the city walls. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean
    Jordan_Jerash_088.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the restored South Theatre which is largest of the theatres at the ancient city. Dating from 90-92 AD, the magnificent monument has 32 rows of seats and can accommodate over 3000 spectators. Some of the better positioned seats are numbered in Greek which allowed them to be reserved for performances. Its stage backdrop has three doorways surmounted by a tympanum. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_084.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the restored South Theatres stage backdrop with its three doorways surmounted by a tympanum. Dating from 90-92 AD, the magnificent monument has 32 rows of seats and can accommodate over 3000 spectators. Some of the better positioned seats are numbered in Greek which allowed them to be reserved for performances. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_082.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. Architectural fragments lay on the paving of the attractive and uniquely shaped oval Roman forum which dates from the 1st century AD.  Functioning as the commercial heart of the city, the expansive space is surrounded by a impressive colonnade of Ionic columns and linked the Cardo Maximus with the Temple of Zeus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_080.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the restored South Theatre which is largest of the theatres at the ancient city. Dating from 90-92 AD, the magnificent monument has 32 rows of seats and can accommodate over 3000 spectators. Some of the better positioned seats are numbered in Greek which allowed them to be reserved for performances. Its stage backdrop has three doorways surmounted by a tympanum. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_077.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of along the second major colonnaded street known as the South Decumanus which runs east-west and crosses the Cardo Maximus. Only a small section of it survives today. In the background is the modern town of Jerash. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_076.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the soaring portico Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis which dates from 150 AD. Artemis the daughter of Zeus was the patron goddess of Jerash. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_065.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the soaring portico Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis which dates from 150 AD. Artemis the daughter of Zeus was the patron goddess of Jerash. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_064.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the North Theatre and its stage. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. It is believed to have used for council meetings and smaller performances.  Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_059.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the rear of the restored 2nd century AD North Theatre. In the background is the monumental Northern Tetrapylon and in the far distance is the modern town of Jerash. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_060.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the North Theatre and its stage. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. It is believed to have used for council meetings and smaller performances.  Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_058.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the North Theatre and its stage, rows of seats and beautiful semicircular orchestra with marble flooring. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. It is believed to have used for council meetings and smaller performances.  Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_054.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the North Theatre and its stage, seating and the beautiful semicircular orchestra with marble flooring. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. It is believed to have used for council meetings and smaller performances.  Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_053.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the North Theatre and its rows of seats and the beautiful semicircular orchestra with marble flooring. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. It is believed to have used for council meetings and smaller performances.  Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_052.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of a section of the columns lining the North Decumanus, which runs east-west and crosses the Cardo Maximus.  In the background is the North Gate which marks the end of the Cardo. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_050.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View from the North Decumanus of the North Theatre’s colonnaded plaza which leads, via its monumental staircase, to the entrance of the theatre. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_046.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View from the Cardo Maximus of the monumental North Tetrapylon which dates from the 2nd century AD. In the far background is the North Gate which signals the end of the Cardo. Recently restored, the Northern Tetrapylon was dedicated to the Syrian wife of Emperor Septimus Severus and marks the intersection of the Card Maximus and the North Decumanus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_038.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the monumental and ornate Gateway to the former 2nd century Roman Temple of Dionysus which was totally dismantled and then rebuilt as a Christian Byzantine Cathedral during the 4th century AD. Only the Gate and steps remains from the temple. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_031.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View along a section of the colonnaded street or Cardo Maximus which is the main thoroughfare of the ancient city. Paved with original flag stones and stretching over 800 metres long from the oval forum to the north gate, the awesome Cardo offers a spectacular vista of life in Roman times. It is flanked by elegant topped with Corinthian capitals and lined by city’s most important buildings, shops and residences. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_027.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of a section of columns from the colonnaded street or Cardo Maximus. Paved with original flag stones and stretching over 800 metres long from the oval forum to the north gate, the awesome Cardo offers a spectacular vista of life in Roman times. It is flanked by elegant topped with Corinthian capitals and lined by city’s most important buildings, shops and residences. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_022.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of a small section of the attractive and uniquely shaped oval Roman forum which dates from the 1st century AD.  Functioning as the commercial heart of the city, the expansive space is surrounded by an impressive colonnade of Ionic columns and linked the Cardo Maximus with the Temple of Zeus. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_018.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View from within the Oval forum which leads into the colonnaded street or Cardo Maximus. Paved with original flag stones and stretching over 800 metres long from the oval forum to the north gate, the awesome Cardo offers a spectacular vista of life in Roman times. It is flanked by elaborate Corinthian columns and lined by city’s most important buildings, shops and residences. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_016.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View of the Triumphal Arch of  Hadrian, which was built to honour the visit of the Emperor Hadrian to the city in 129 AD. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_011.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the North Theatre and its stage, rows of seats and beautiful semicircular orchestra with marble flooring. Dating from 165 AD, the North Theatre with a seating capacity of 2000 is smaller of the two theatres at Jerash and has recently been beautifully restored. It is believed to have used for council meetings and smaller performances.  Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_008.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View along the Northern end of the Colonnaded Street or Cardo Maximus towards the North Gate which marks the end of the Cardo. Paved with original flag stones and stretching over 800 metres long from the oval forum to the north gate, the awesome Cardo offers a spectacular vista of life in Roman times. It is flanked by elegant topped with Corinthian capitals and lined by city’s most important buildings, shops and residences. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
    Jordan_Jerash_007.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan. View along a section of the colonnaded street or Cardo Maximus which is the main thoroughfare of the ancient city. Paved with original flag stones and stretching over 800 metres long from the oval forum to the north gate, the awesome Cardo offers a spectacular vista of life in Roman times. It is flanked by elegant topped with Corinthian capitals and lined by city’s most important buildings, shops and residences. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Nymphaeum which dates from the second century and is situated north of the Praetorium. It had a rectangle plan, 17 by 8 metres and included a rectangular cistern, 11.5metres long, 4.5 m wide and 1 m deep. The water flowed from the cistern into three marble basins and from them, through spouts onto the paved courtyard. In Byzantine times it was used as a public fountain. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Gortys. Crete. Greece. Part view of the remains of a Roman aqueduct at the archaeological site of Gortyn. This aqueduct supplied water from Zaros, 15 kilometres away,  for the city and its numerous fountains and nymphaeums. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_067.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Nymphaeum which dates from the second century and is situated north of the Praetorium. It had a rectangle plan, 17 by 8 metres and included a rectangular cistern, 11.5metres long, 4.5 m wide and 1 m deep. The water flowed from the cistern into three marble basins and from them, through spouts onto the paved courtyard. In Byzantine times it was used as a public fountain. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_064.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Nymphaeum which dates from the second century and is situated north of the Praetorium. It had a rectangle plan, 17 by 8 metres and included a rectangular cistern, 11.5metres long, 4.5 m wide and 1 m deep. The water flowed from the cistern into three marble basins and from them, through spouts onto the paved courtyard. In Byzantine times it was used as a public fountain. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_065.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of a headless marble statue of an unknown Roman figure of the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_061.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of an ancient Greek inscribed stone block within the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_060.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of an ancient Greek inscribed architectural fragment within the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_057.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks and marble column stumps from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_056.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks and marble column stumps from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_055.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks and marble column stumps from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_052.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the jumbled ruins of stone blocks and marble column stumps from the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_050.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of archaeological excavations near the Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View along an excavated path that borders (to the right) the jumbled ruins of the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_045.tif
  • Gortys. Crete. Greece. View of a well preserved Roman altar within the vast Praetorium complex at the archaeological site of Gortyn. Originally built in the 1st century BC to house the Roman governor of the newly formed province of Crete and Cyrenaica, the Praetorium complex included a basilican hall used as law courts, private residences and a shrine dedicated to Augustus. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_043.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_036.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_033.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the 2nd century BC stepped monumental altar in front of the Temple of Pythian Apollo which was the holiest sanctuary in Gortyn and known throughout the ancient world. The temple was built in the 7th century BC above an earlier Minoan temple, and was remodelled in the Hellenistic period and then was converted to a Christian church in the 2nd century AD. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_029.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of a Roman theatre with half of its cavea surviving near Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of a marble statue of a revered seated man possibly an unknown scholar or philosopher in the café courtyard at Gortys. It is believed to be a Roman copy of an original Greek statue dated to the 1st-3rd century AD. It is believed. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_024.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the scare remains of a Roman theatre with half of its cavea surviving near Temple of Pythian Apollo at the archaeological site of Gortyn. The vast Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain in the prefecture of Iraklio. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the famous evergreen and ageless plane tree at the archaeological site at Gortys. According to legend, Zeus in the appearance of a bull brought Princess Europa to lie with him under the tree after abducting her from Phoenica. Three mythical sons were born to Europa: Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon. It is said, the plane tree witnessed all this and has refused to sheds its leaves ever since. In centuries past, locals used to picks the leaves of the tree hoping that it will help them have sons. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_022.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of a marble statue of a revered seated man possibly an unknown scholar or philosopher in the café courtyard at Gortys. It is believed to be a Roman copy of an original Greek statue dated to the 1st-3rd century AD. It is believed. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_023.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the famous evergreen and ageless plane tree at the archaeological site at Gortys. According to legend, Zeus in the appearance of a bull brought Princess Europa to lie with him under the tree after abducting her from Phoenica. Three mythical sons were born to Europa: Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon. It is said, the plane tree witnessed all this and has refused to sheds its leaves ever since. In centuries past, locals used to picks the leaves of the tree hoping that it will help them have sons. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_021.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Part view of the famous Law Code which is inscribed in the Greek Dorian dialect on huge blocks of stones used to reconstruct the odeion.  Dating from 500BC, they are the first code of law in Europe and they were written in a style known as boustrophedon, that is one line from left to right and the next line from right to left, just as an ox ploughs a field. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Part view of the famous Law Code which is inscribed in the Greek Dorian dialect on huge blocks of stones used to reconstruct the odeion.  Dating from 500BC, they are the first code of law in Europe and they were written in a style known as boustrophedon, that is one line from left to right and the next line from right to left, just as an ox ploughs a field. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Part view of the famous Law Code which is inscribed in the Greek Dorian dialect on huge blocks of stones used to reconstruct the odeion.  Dating from 500BC, they are the first code of law in Europe and they were written in a style known as boustrophedon, that is one line from left to right and the next line from right to left, just as an ox ploughs a field. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_018.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. Part view of the famous Law Code which is inscribed in the Greek Dorian dialect on huge blocks of stones used to reconstruct the odeion.  Dating from 500BC, they are the first code of law in Europe and they were written in a style known as boustrophedon, that is one line from left to right and the next line from right to left, just as an ox ploughs a field. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_017.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the remains of the Odeon which was built in the 1st century BC and then restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan due to earthquake damage. Behind it is the modern building sheltering the blocks of Law Code. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_015.tif
  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the remains of the Odeon which was built in the 1st century BC and then restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan due to earthquake damage. Behind it is the modern building sheltering the blocks of Law Code. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the remains of the Odeon which was built in the 1st century BC and then restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan due to earthquake damage. Behind it is the modern building sheltering the blocks of Law Code. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the remains of the Odeon which was built in the 1st century BC and then restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan due to earthquake damage. Behind it is the modern building sheltering the blocks of Law Code. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys, a former ancient capital of Crete, are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain. Its archaeological remains date mainly from the Roman and Byzantine periods.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View over excavated ruins to the Odeon and the modern building sheltering the blocks of Law code Gortys. Scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain lays the Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete.  Gortyn prospered during the period of the Dorian city states in the 6th century BC and achieved the status of the capital of Crete after the Roman invasion in 67 BC. It kept this title until the Arab conquest in 828 AD. Gortyn is said to have sheltered Hannibal after his defeat in 189 BC at Magnesia.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab conquest. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab conquest. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab conquest. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain.
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  • Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of a stone block inscribed in Greek at Gortys. Scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain lays the Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete.  Gortyn prospered during the period of the Dorian city states in the 6th century BC and achieved the status of the capital of Crete after the Roman invasion in 67 BC. It kept this title until the Arab conquest in 828 AD. Gortyn is said to have sheltered Hannibal after his defeat in 189 BC at Magnesia.
    Greece_Crete_Gortys_004.tif
  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the sacred courtyard of the Temple of Zeus which is situated on a summit overlooking the whole ancient city. Standing on the foundations of earlier Hellenistic temple, the current temple dates from 162 AD and is being extensively restored. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
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  • Jerash. Jordan. View through the main arch of the South Gate, which dates from 130 AD, and which functioned as one of the four entrances along the city walls. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean
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  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of a section of the restored South Theatres stage backdrop with centre doorway surmounted by a tympanum. Dating from 90-92 AD, the magnificent monument has 32 rows of seats and can accommodate over 3000 spectators. Some of the better positioned seats are numbered in Greek which allowed them to be reserved for performances. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
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