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Amman [Philadelphia]: Nymphaeum, rear view
Amman [Philadelphia]: Nymphaeum viewed from the rear (photo: Butler 1907 v1 fg.36)
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 large five-apsed nymphaeum or fountain building at Philadelphia, shown from behind in this photo by Butler, stood near the public baths, located by a crossroads of the colonnaded avenue and another major street. An aqueduct fed the baths and nymphaeum.
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