Period · 332 – 63 BC
Hellenistic Period
After Alexander the Great, Jordan was ruled first by the Ptolemies of Egypt and then by the Seleucids of Syria, and Greek culture spread through its towns. The period’s most striking monument is Qasr al-Abd at Iraq al-Amir, the palace of Hyrcanus the Tobiad, near the caves cut into the cliff above it.
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14 posts about Hellenistic Period
Travel guide
Pella (Tabqet Fahel)
Tabaqat Fahl, 4 km east of Jordan Valley Highway
Travel guide
Qasr Al-Abd
Iraq al-Amir, 17 km west of Amman
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Ancient Caves
Hellenistic Period30 min
UNESCO Tentative ListJordan Pass
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Jerash (Gerasa)
Hellenistic Period · Roman Period +2Half day
UNESCO Tentative ListJordan Pass
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Pella (Tabqet Fahel)
Neolithic Age · Bronze Age +62 hr
Jordan Pass
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Qasr Al-Abd
Hellenistic Period30 min
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Half-Day Private Tour to Qasr Al-Abd and Ancient Caves
3–4 hrfrom $100
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Civic Church, Pella: 360° Panorama
Civic Complex Church, Pella
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Iraq Al-Amir’s Ancient Caves: 360° Panorama
Ancient Caves, Iraq Al-Amir
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Qasr Al-Abd, the Hellenistic Palace: 360° Panorama
Qasr Al-Abd, Iraq Al-Amir
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3D walk-through
Ancient Caves – 3D Virtual Walk-through
Ancient Caves, Iraq Al-Amir4 stops
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3D walk-through
Jerash – 3D Virtual Walk-through
Jerash (Gerasa)32 stops
Photo album
Qasr Al-Abd: A Hellenistic Palace in Photos
Qasr Al-Abd, Amman, Madaba & Dead Sea34 photos
Travel article
The Best Jordan Adventures – Qasr Al-Abd
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Neolithic Age c. 10,000 – 4500 BC
Bronze Age c. 3600 – 1200 BC
Iron Age c. 1200 – 539 BC
Edomite Kingdom c. 8th–6th centuries BC
Hellenistic Period You are here · 332 – 63 BC
Nabataean Kingdom c. 4th century BC – 106 AD
Roman Period 63 BC – c. 324 AD
Byzantine Period c. 324 – 636 AD
Early Islamic Period c. 636 – 1100 AD
Umayyad Period 661 – 750 AD
Crusader and Ayyubid Period c. 1115 – 1260 AD
Mamluk Period c. 1250 – 1516 AD
Ottoman Period 1516 – 1918 AD
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