28-04-2011
Although the influence of Greek culture had been felt in Jordan previously, Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Middle East and Central Asia firmly consolidated the influence of Hellenistic culture. The Greeks founded new cities in Jordan such as Umm Qais and renamed others, such as Amman from Rabbath-Ammon, Jerash from Garshu. Many of the sites built during this period were later redesigned and reconstructed during the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic eras, so only fragments of remains from the Hellenistic period were found.
