Um Qais

Collection title

Memory of a spot

ID

JRT00372

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

1995

Production year

1995

Abstract

What remains from this ancient city introduces to us its long history. It was called Al-Jidara , its arcades, columns, caves, terraces, statutes and houses. Al-Jidara was built during the reign of Alexander the Great in the Macedonian period. The city overlooks Tiberias Lake, and the Golan Mountains. This Greek period was special in the East in the year 98 BC, occupied by Alexander Janios who killed a number of its inhabitants and ended the Greek civilization there. The Romans occupied it after in the period of the prince Bombay to become an alliance to the ten Decapolis. People in al-Jidara were interested in art and beauty, festivals were organized shows and plays were played in its terraces.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Archaeological sites

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages
• Historical heritages / Pre-history
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Al Moumni Zouheir - Director
• Samaoui Jerrisse - Author of original work
• Samaoui Jerrisse - Speaker

Period of events

• From -500 to 0

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - North of Jordan

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

7m36

Additional information

Um Qais - vestiges - alleys - columns - amphitheatres - caves - Tiberia lake - Galilee mountains - festivals