Amman -Life will return again to the ancient city of Jerash through the monumental hippodrome which used to witness various activities during the first and second centuries AD.
Jordanian investor Fawwaz Zu’bi, who established a company to revive activities at this site, signed an agreement with the Tourism Ministry allowing him to use the site for ten years.
The company started to train a group from the city of Jerash with a view to hold daily Roman sports activities.
Trainer of the group said that performances inside the Hippodrome will start as of May 9.
These activities will include chariot races which was the most favoured sports for the Romans.
A stable of up to twenty horses with chariots, harnesses and colorful costumes with sound effects, commentary and lightening will give the visitor a thrilling glimpse of the spectacle as experienced by the citizen of Roman Gerasa nearly two thousand years ago.
These activities will be a live event that has so far only been the subject of epic films [middle east online]
