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Amman [Philadelphia]: Baths

Amman [Philadelphia]: Baths (photo: Bell Archive A-386)

Amman, capital of Jordan, was ancient Philadelphia. After growing into a major settlement in the Hellenistic period, in AD 106-12 it became part of the new Roman province of Arabia.
South of the acropolis, a long colonnaded avenue ran along the north bank of a wadi which was vaulted as it flowed inside the walls. The public baths (thermae) were located by a crossroads of the colonnaded avenue and another major street. An aqueduct fed the baths and nymphaeum.
This 1900 photo by Gertrude Bell shows remains of the baths with a vaulted entranceway, with two modern buildings placed in front of it. The Gertrude Bell Archive is at Newcastle University.
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	Amman, capital of Jordan, was ancient Philadelphia. After growing into a major settlement in the Hellenistic period, in AD 106-12 it became part of the new Roman province of Arabia. South of the acropolis, a long colonnaded avenue ran along the north bank of a wadi which was vaulted as it flowed inside the walls. The public baths (thermae) were located by a crossroads of the colonnaded avenue and another major street. An aqueduct fed the baths and nymphaeum. This 1900 photo by Gertrude Bell shows remains of the baths with a vaulted entranceway, with two modern buildings placed in front of it. The Gertrude Bell Archive is at Newcastle University. .
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Amman [Philadelphia]: Baths

Amman [Philadelphia]: Baths (photo: Bell Archive A-386)

Amman, capital of Jordan, was ancient Philadelphia. After growing into a major settlement in the Hellenistic period, in AD 106-12 it became part of the new Roman province of Arabia.

South of the acropolis, a long colonnaded avenue ran along the north bank of a wadi which was vaulted as it flowed inside the walls. The public baths (thermae) were located by a crossroads of the colonnaded avenue and another major street. An aqueduct fed the baths and nymphaeum.

This 1900 photo by Gertrude Bell shows remains of the baths with a vaulted entranceway, with two modern buildings placed in front of it. The Gertrude Bell Archive is at Newcastle University.

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