AMMAN Capitolias was one of cities of the Decapolis with Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash), and it is located some 10km north of Irbid. The modern name of Capitolias is Beit Ras and the theatre and underground Roman tomb remain main structures from the ancient period. Capitolias was planned as a Roman castrum under emperors Nerva and/or Trajan in 97-98AD. And the name of
AMMAN Capitolias was one of cities of the Decapolis with Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash), and it is located some 10km north of Irbid. The modern name of Capitolias is Beit Ras and the theatre and underground Roman tomb remain main structures from the ancient period. Capitolias was planned as a Roman castrum under emperors Nerva and/or Trajan in 97-98AD. And the name of
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AMMAN The Department of Antiquities and the American Center for Research on Tuesday signed three agreements for the restoration of heritage sites, namely the Byzantine Church of Aqaba, Karak Castle with its surrounding towers and the Beit Ras Theatre, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. Implementation will be carried out by the Antiquities Department. Besides the
AMMAN Home to the remains of the ancient city of Capitolias, excavations in the modern-day town of Beit Ras in northwestern Jordan have offered clues on the use and production of glass during the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods, according to a Polish scholar.Capitolias was one of the Decapolis, a league of 10 ancient Greek cities in the south-eastern Levant.