The south decumanus at Jerash once served as the Roman town's main east–west axis. At the eastern end is a modern mosque , a fitting reminder of how Jordan has embraced many different religions over the years and continues to tolerate different forms of worship to this day.
But tolerance hasn't always been a given, as you’ll see if you take the left fork from the street's western end up to what might be termed ‘Church Hill’, where a number of ancient churches lie in ruins. A path that runs between the theatre and the Temple of Artemis offers a good vantage point of the south decumanus' double colonnade stretching to the south.
