As a late antique town of several thousand inhabitants on the fringes of empire, Umm el-Jimal often existed in relative autonomy within the greater sphere of Rome. Archaeological, historical, and other types of investigation have helped researchers start to draw some conclusions about Umm el-Jimal’s beginnings, growth, and decline over several centuries. Based on research data and subsequent conclusions, UJ Reconstructed takes an interactive look at what Umm el-Jimal may have looked like as a bustling frontier town in the 5-6th centuries AD.











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