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title = "Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella"
date = 2018-02-28T13:43:29+02:00
slug = "greco-roman-ruins-pella"
tags = ["Pella","Greek","Roman"]
categories = ["Architecture"]
images = ["DSC_0005.JPG"]
description = "Relatively unknown and only slightly less impressive than other sites in the region, Pella is enchanting and has a character of its own."
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{{< figure src="DSC_0005.JPG" title="Remains of the classical basilica of Pella" alt="Remains of the classical basilica of Pella" >}}

These days there isn't much to see of the Greco–Roman city of Pella in northwestern Jordan. Sadly, the ancient ruins here suffer from being slightly smaller, slightly less well-preserved, and slightly less convenient to visit than the similar ruins at [Jerash]({{< ref "greco-roman-ruins-jerash.md" >}}). With a bit of imagination and some historical background, however, they are equally enchanting and even have a unique character of their own.

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Human activity in the area dates back to the Bronze Age. Eventually the region came under Greek influence and the city was renamed "Pella" in honor of the birthplace of the famous conqueror Alexander the Great — its namesake being [Pella, Macedonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella), in what is now northern Greece. The site is currently located near the Arab town of Tabaqat Fahl.

The best way to visit Pella is a hike around the site and its scenic landscape in early Spring. You can find maps, GPS coördinates, and turn-by-turn navigation cues on the [Hiking in Jordan website](https://hiking-in-jordan.com/index.php/hiking-trails/10-hiking-trails-in-jordan/northern-jordan/9-pella-mountain-trail-hiking-in-jordan). Visit your auto mechanic, fix up your brakes, and then take the dramatic descent into the Jordan Valley to see this valuable piece of human history. Anyone staying in Jordan for more than a few days should absolutely add Pella to their list of "must see" attractions in the country.
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 								title = "Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella"
 								date = 2018-02-28T13:43:29+02:00
 								slug = "greco-roman-ruins-pella"
 								tags = ["Pella","Greek","Roman"]
 								categories = ["Architecture"]
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This allows me to use Hugo's image resizing to create img srcsets
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I had to go back and find original photos for each of these posts
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+								description = "Relatively unknown and only slightly less impressive than other sites in the region, Pella is enchanting and has a character of its own."
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-												Move all content to page bundles

This allows me to use Hugo's image resizing to create img srcsets
where the client downloads an appropriate image depending on their
screen size.

I had to go back and find original photos for each of these posts
because Hugo was resizing my already-optimized versions and they
looked horrible. Unfortunately I couldn't find originals for these
posts:
  - aqaba-dirty-disappointing
  - contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom
  - eid-mubarak-neighborhood-dumpster
  - no-noise-near-noisy-mosque
  - red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen

Hugo will fall back to looking in the static directory for these.

											
										
										
											2020-12-04 21:55:28 +01:00
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Hugo 0.45 changed the behavior of ref and relref. The blog post, docs,
and error messages are all fairly confusing to be honest, but changing
the paths to simply include the document name seems to work, though it
appears there is a non-standard case when resolving a reference from a
post in another language. In that case the only ref syntax that worked
was the longer one that uses "path" and "lang".

Switching from relref to ref is probably unnecessary, but I wanted the
links to be absolute and never really noticed that they weren't.

See: https://gohugo.io/news/0.45-relnotes/

											
										
										
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+								These days there isn't much to see of the Greco–Roman city of Pella in northwestern Jordan. Sadly, the ancient ruins here suffer from being slightly smaller, slightly less well-preserved, and slightly less convenient to visit than the similar ruins at [Jerash]({{< ref "greco-roman-ruins-jerash.md" >}}). With a bit of imagination and some historical background, however, they are equally enchanting and even have a unique character of their own.
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+								Human activity in the area dates back to the Bronze Age. Eventually the region came under Greek influence and the city was renamed "Pella" in honor of the birthplace of the famous conqueror Alexander the Great — its namesake being [Pella, Macedonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella), in what is now northern Greece. The site is currently located near the Arab town of Tabaqat Fahl.
-												Add post about Pella

											
										
										
											2018-02-28 12:38:48 +01:00
 								The best way to visit Pella is a hike around the site and its scenic landscape in early Spring. You can find maps, GPS coördinates, and turn-by-turn navigation cues on the [Hiking in Jordan website](https://hiking-in-jordan.com/index.php/hiking-trails/10-hiking-trails-in-jordan/northern-jordan/9-pella-mountain-trail-hiking-in-jordan). Visit your auto mechanic, fix up your brakes, and then take the dramatic descent into the Jordan Valley to see this valuable piece of human history. Anyone staying in Jordan for more than a few days should absolutely add Pella to their list of "must see" attractions in the country.