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Qasr al-Abd

Qasr al-Abd - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Qasr al-Abd () is a large Hellenistic palace from the first quarter of the second century BCE. Most scholars agree it was built by the Tobiads, a notable Jewish family of the Second Temple period, although the descriptions doesn't mention that. Its ruins stand in modern-day Jordan in the valley of Wadi Seer, close to the village of Iraq Al-Amir, approximately 17 kilometers west of Amman. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: building
• date from: first quarter of the second century BCE (200-175 BCE)

Source: en.wikipedia.org