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<h1 class="blog-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1>
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<p class="lead blog-description">Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2018/02/greco-roman-ruins-pella/">Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2018-02-28T13:43:29+02:00">Wed Feb 28, 2018</time> by Alan Orth in
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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <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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<h4>Remains of the classical basilica of Pella</h4>
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<p>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 <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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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2018/02/greco-roman-ruins-pella/'>Read more →</a>
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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>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-07-25T16:15:22+03:00">Tue Jul 25, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/islam" rel="category tag">Islam</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/graffiti" rel="tag">Graffiti</a>, <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>
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<h4>Graffiti in downtown Amman appeals to the faithful</h4>
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<p>There is a popular notion that cleanliness is an important part of the Islamic faith, though you wouldn’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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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/">Emperor Hadrian’s Arch in Jerash</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-06-13T15:24:57+03:00">Tue Jun 13, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <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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<h4>The Arch of Hadrian welcomes you to Jerash</h4>
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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’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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<h4>About</h4>
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<p><em>Picturing Jordan</em>, sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.<br><br><a href="/about">Read more →</a></p>
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<h4>Recent Posts</h4>
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<li><a href="/2018/02/greco-roman-ruins-pella/">Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/">Cleanliness Comes From Faith</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/">Emperor Hadrian’s Arch in Jerash</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/">Greco–Roman Ruins in Jerash</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2017/03/lose-yourself-wadi-rum/">Lose Yourself in Wadi Rum</a></li>
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