Journeying along storied paths, in Places of Power steeped in historical grandeur where the Greek Word resounded not by chance in days of yore.
In Decapolis of the Hollow Syria, between Pella and Philadelphia, the Pompeii of the Middle East, dominates Gerasa or Gerash, where the ancient inscriptions of the city and the philological testimonies of Iamblichus Chalcidensis, a neoplatonic philosopher from Syros, attest to the establishment of dwellings by those who fought alongside Alexander the Great..
On the surface of this land, splendid structures dominate: Greek inscriptions, two ancient theaters, the magnificent (in shape and dimensions) Nymphaeum with unique architecture and sculptural decoration, dedicated to the Nymphs of Water – the Naiads, Oceanides, and Nereids, female divine forms nourishing significant heroes and gods with healing and prophetic abilities. The unusual Forum, a scene for multiple activities, and the imposing Temples of Zeus and Artemis, the city’s protector, with exceptional columns and well-preserved cellar – distinctive spaces where the keepers of the Sacred entered and officiated. Crossing the admirable central avenue with the double imposing Corinthian colonnade, ‘you see’ the vitality of the space from the organized gatherings, libation offerings, ancient sayings of tragedians..
