Jerash

Church of St. Theodore, built 496 CE. in the centre of the photo in the distance is a lightish area with some arches at the far end, this is the Hippodrome a massive 245m long by 52metres wide, it is too big to photograph, it held 15000+ spectators and is thought to have been constructed mid2nd-3rd Century CE. on the right of the photo is the South Theatre built 90-92 CE, restored much more recently, holds 3000 spectators

17 May 2003