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This is one of the most brilliant ancient Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis; and according to the Bible, the spot where Jesus cast out the Devil from two demoniacs (mad men) into a herd of pigs (Mathew 8:28-34). Archaeological surveys indicate that Gadara was occupied as early as the 7th century BC. The city reached its peak of prosperity in the 2nd century AD. New colonnaded streets, temples, theatres and baths sprouted. A theater, a colonnaded street, a black basalt theater, a Terrace, a church, a basilica, ruins of the Nymphaeum, a bath complex and a well-preserved Roman Mausoleum can be seen
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