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Golden Age Cities - Petra and Jerash

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Professor Bettany Hughes explores the artistic and cultural wonders of Jordan, exploring the rock-cut city of Petra, and well-preserved Roman city of Jerash.

Professor Bettany Hughes explores the artistic and cultural wonders of Jordan. A strategic crossing point for East and West, Jordan has long been the centre of great civilisations. In the rock-cut city of Petra, capital of the little-known Nabateans, Bettany uncovers the human story of those who called this engineering marvel their home. Travelling to Northern Jordan, Bettany explores the well-preserved Roman city of Jerash, Bettany reports on brand new archaeology which reveals the tragic story of an earthquake that struck the city in the early Islamic era. With unique access to the excavation's findings, Bettany learns this diverse city never recovered from the devastating natural disaster.

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Thu 28 Jul 2022 16:30GMT

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