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Jerusalem: Detail of map on Madaba Mosaic (6th c. AD)
Jerusalem: Detail of map on Madaba Mosaic
This
detail from the mosaic in the Church of St. George in Madaba,
Jordan is theearliest-known map of Jerusalem. The large floor mosaic,
with some parts missing, orginally showed large portions of today's
Israel, Jordan, and Syria.
Jerusalem is depicted as a Late Roman/Early Byzantine city with outer walls, colonnaded streets, a procurators house, and several churches including the Holy Sepulchre.
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