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    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2018-02-28T13:43:29&#43;02:00">Wed Feb 28, 2018</time> by Alan Orth in 
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/pella" rel="tag">Pella</a>, <a href="/tags/greek" rel="tag">Greek</a>, <a href="/tags/roman" rel="tag">Roman</a>

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<p>These days there isn&rsquo;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 <a href="/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/">Jerash</a>. With a bit of imagination and some historical background, however, they are equally enchanting and even have a unique character of their own.</p>

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    <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/">Cleanliness Comes From Faith</a></h2>
    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-07-25T16:15:22&#43;03:00">Tue Jul 25, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in 
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/graffiti" rel="tag">Graffiti</a>, <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>

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<p>There is a popular notion that cleanliness is an important part of the Islamic faith, though you wouldn&rsquo;t know it from walking around Jordan. I have never seen people throw coffee cups, half-eaten sandwiches, tissues, etc on the street so carelessly — and often times with such <em>finesse</em> — as here in Jordan.</p>

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    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-06-13T15:24:57&#43;03:00">Tue Jun 13, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in 
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/jerash" rel="tag">Jerash</a>, <a href="/tags/greek" rel="tag">Greek</a>, <a href="/tags/roman" rel="tag">Roman</a>

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<p>There are apparently two arches built around 130 CE to honor Roman Emperor Hadrian—one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Athens)">Athens</a> and one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Jerash)">Jerash</a>. The former is undoubtedly more studied, but the latter is objectively more beautiful! Maybe it&rsquo;s the color of the stones in the afternoon light, the unconventional architectural features, or just the sheer size of it.</p>

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