Abstract
Abstract
Highlights
In AD 749 a devastating earthquake destroyed large parts of the Levant, including large parts of the city of Jerash (Figure 1), the former Decapolis city known as Gerasa (Tsafrir & Foerster 1992: 231–35)
The rich mosaic finds from the city were a key focus of
Most of the mosaics uncovered at Jerash date from Late Antiquity, but in 1907, during the earliest excavations at the site, a Roman mosaic was uncovered
Summary
In AD 749 a devastating earthquake destroyed large parts of the Levant, including large parts of the city of Jerash (Figure 1), the former Decapolis city known as Gerasa (Tsafrir & Foerster 1992: 231–35). The impact of this earthquake has been discussed for decades, and various lines of evidence have been advanced to argue for or against the seriousness of the effect it had on the continuing urban life of Jerash after the mid eighth century AD (cf Lichtenberger & Raja 2016).
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