Amman from Antiquity to Modernity
Description:
The first settlements in the current capital of Jordan appeared in Neolithic times, finds of this and other subsequent periods can be seen in the archaeological museum, which is located on the citadel of Amman.
The citadel or fortress mountain is located on the central, one of the highest, hill of Amman (850 m above sea level). It houses a complex of architectural monuments of different times: buildings of the Roman period, such as the temple of Hercules (Hercules), when the city was called Philadelphia, so named during the Hellenistic period, the ruins of a small Byzantine basilica, a palace that was built during the reign of the Arab Umayyad dynasty, etc.
On a nearby hill is the Jordanian flag, one of the largest flags in the world. Its size is 60 * 30 meters, its flagpole reaches 136 meters, so it can be seen from almost all points of Amman.
All this and more, you will be able to see and learn more about the life of Amman, visiting this beautiful city, full of history from ancient times to modern days.