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Amman [Philadelphia]: Western tomb
Amman [Philadelphia]: Western tomb (Pal.Expl.Fund, Survey East Palestine 1881,v1)
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.
The acropolis sits upon a steep hill with remains of a three-terraced citadel and a temple of Heracles (Hercules), dating from the reign of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-80). Located below the acropolis is a tomb, identified as the Western Tomb in this 1881 photo from volume 1 of the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Eastern Palestine.
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