Roman period, Jordan Museum
Exhibits from the beginning of the Roman period in Jordan 63 BC until the early 4th century. Part of the visual informative tour through The Jordan Museum in Amman.
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Roman (2nd half of the 2nd century AD)
Gadara - Umm Qais
Marble base with the remains of an animal statue and a Greek inscription, translation: Good fortune! Aurelios Diophantos, son of Gaianus, astynomos, sponsored the nymphaion with marble statues from his own budget for his fatherland.
Aurelios Diophantos was an astynomos, a magistrate who cared for public buildings and can be compared with a police director. He sponsored the nymphaion of Gadara, a fountain in the city centre that was elaborately decorated.
Aurelios was a widespread family name, because the Emperor Caracalla granted citizenship to all freemen throughout the Roman Empire in AD 212 (constitutio Antoniniana) and they assumed his family name, Aurelius.
Nymphaeum in Gadara
Special presentation in Art Destination Jordan
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Exhibits from the beginning of the Roman period in Jordan 63 BC until the early 4th century. Part of the visual informative tour through The Jordan Museum in Amman.