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Livy reported how Pella, the ancient Greek city of Macedon looked, in 167 BCE:

"…[Paulus] observed that it was not without good reason that it had been chosen as the royal residence. It is situated on the south-west slope of a hill and surrounded by a marsh too deep to be crossed on foot either in summer or winter. The citadel the "Phacus," which is close to the city, stands in the marsh itself, projecting like an island, and is built on a huge substructure which is strong enough to carry a wall and prevent any damage from the infiltration from the water of the lagoon. At a distance, it appears to be continuous with the city wall, but it is really separated by a channel which flows between the two walls and is connected with the city by a bridge. Thus it cuts off all means of access from an external foe, and if the king shut anyone up there, there could be no possibility of escape except by the bridge, which could be very easily guarded"...

In about 90 BCE the city was destroyed by an earthquake; shops and workshops dating from the catastrophe have been found with remains of their merchandise.

Today, On the site of the ancient city is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.

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