A map of historic locations on Hill of the Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a), Amman, Jordan
view of mosque from Citadel entry point
Temple of Hercules entering Citadel complex
Journalist & author Chuck Holton in between the main colonnades at Temple of Hercules
Temple of Hercules looking up
Temple of Hercules stonework on display
Author/journalist Chuck Holton seen through some of the stonework at Temple of Hercules again
Editor & journalist Tom Nevens at Temple of Hercules
Temple of Hercules another view
Temple of Hercules in the afternoon sun
view of Amman from Temple of Hercules
hazy view of amphitheater from Temple of Hercules, circa Antonius Pius (138-161 AD).
Byzantine church at Temple of Hercules
Entry to Jordan's National Archaeological Museum located at the Citadel grounds, Amman
What you see as you enter the National Archaeological Museum of Jordan
Neolithic pottery circa 6500 BC
early pottery and bronze artifacts
Dead Sea Scroll coppers
Portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Hisban artifacts circa 6th century AD
Mammaluk period iron mail circa 1174 to 1516AD
lengthy Byzantine friezes
Mammaluk period pottery circa 1174 to 1516AD
marble head of Zeus, Circa Roman Empire/era
view of Citadel wall along the lower grounds, leaving the complex