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Macellum (Jerash)

a Pleiades place resource

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The Macellum at Jerash was built in the early second century CE. The complex focuses on a limestone-paved octagonal courtyard. The area occupied by the complex was likely an insula in the previous century.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/491624943

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.2787613459, 35.8909901839

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Macellum (AD 100 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Macellum of Gerasa (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

Macellum (Jerash) makes connections with:

Macellum (Jerash) located at Gerasa/Antiochia ad Chrysorhoam (unspecified date range)

Macellum (Jerash) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
macellum

References:

See Further:

Uscatescu 1997

Related:

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Macellum (Jerash): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/491624943> [accessed: 10 June 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/491624943 |title=Places: 491624943 (Macellum (Jerash)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=June 10, 2026 1:54 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Macellum (Jerash)