Roman Road, Madaba

Alternative Names
الشارع الروماني
Decumanus
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The street would originally have crossed Madaba from east to west, leading to now-vanished gates in the city walls. It was originally paved with large flagstones and flanked by columns, and then covered by a layer of beaten earth during the Byzantine/Umayyad period.

  • Facing west
  • Column fragment on North side of road
  • Column fragment along Roman Road
  • Facing southwest, entrance to crypt on Left
  • Facing southwest, view of Church of Virgin Mary and Hippolytus Hall on Left, and entrance to Crypt of Saint Elianus on Right
  • Facing east, view of Church of Virgin Mary and Hippolytus Hall on Left, and entrance to Crypt of Saint Elianus on Right
  • Facing east, view of Church of Virgin Mary and Hippolytus Hall on Left, and entrance to Crypt of Saint Elianus on Right
  • View of architectural fragments along Roman Road