Built in about AD 115, the North Gate forms an impressive full stop at the northern limit of the Jerash ruins. Commissioned by Claudius Severus, who built the road to Pella, it still makes a fine, if somewhat neglected, frame for the cardo maximus which stretches in all its glory along the entire length of the ancient walled city. If you’ve reached the North Gate, you deserve a pat on the back because very few visitors bother to walk this far.
The good news is it’s all downhill from here on the 35-minute nonstop walk back to Hadrian’s Gate; if you want to savour the many monuments on the way, however, it will take at least an hour.
