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AMMAN Palaestina Tertia, a late Roman-Byzantine province, was well known for its monastic life. It was located in the southern part of modern Jordan, from Wadi Mujib in the north to Ayla (Aqaba) in the south. The role of the province was defensive and it was a frontier towards Arabic nomads and Sassanian Empire on the East.
Limes Arabicus, The Chain of Fortifications That Protected The Roman Territory From Desert Tribes amusingplanet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amusingplanet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IRBID Zoara, or modern-day Ghor Safi, was as an important commercial metropolis according to Roman and Byzantine written sources, said a Greek scholar at the 15th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan held in Irbid last month.The area, situated on the south-eastern Dead Sea littoral near the biblical Zared River, Wadi Al Hasa, was a hub for