Viggen Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Four years after starting to dig up an ancient Roman outpost in southern Jordan, a team of archaeologists from Tennessee found a unique, and well-preserved, inscription on a rock - revealing that the site is the previously unknown base of a Roman infantry unit involved in crushing the Bar-Kochba rebellion. The outpost, 'Ayn Gharandal, lies beneath the dunes around 70 km north of present-day Aqaba, the Jordanian resort city on the Red Sea, and 40 km southwest of the ancient Nabataean city of Petra. Its location near a spring-fed oasis between these two famous cities made it an important point along an ancient trade route between the Middle East and the furthest reaches of Rome’s empire. more at Haartetz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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