Golden Macedonia is a historical and archeological documentary about gold’s importance in the Macedonian Era which was perceived even as magical. Golden Macedonia has participated in the 11-the documentary festival of Thessaloniki (2009). The production is made by by the greek public channel ET3. Film Direction: Apostolos Tsitsoulis Scientific Editor: Dr. of Archeology – Mpetina Tsigarida, Prof. of […]
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Greek Archaeology: History of Ancient Macedonia in Brussels
Ancient Macedonia will be revived through an exhibition which will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels for a few days. “Arts and crafts in Greek antiquity: Selected finds from a royal necropolis in Northern Greece” is the title of the exhibition with photographs of the findings and the history of Royal Tombs of Vergina. This exhibition is organized […]
Read more ›Prof. Donald Kagan about Ancient Macedonia – Macedonians were fundamentally Greeks
Professor Donald Kagan – Macedonians were fundamentally Greeks, that is to say they were Greek-Speakers and Ethnically Greek. The lecture is part of the Yale University course Introduction to Ancient Greek History, taught on campus by Professor Donald Kagan, Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University, and recorded for the Open Yale courses in Fall 2007. In this lecture, Prof. Kagan explains that Macedonians were fundamentally […]
Read more ›Ancient Macedonia – Philip II (359-336 BC ) and ancient Greek coins
Ancient Macedonia – http://www.TrustedCoins.com Ilya Zlobin, expert in coins and artifacts of the ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine times reads the biography of the ancient Greek king of Macedonia Philip II of Macedonia. He was the father of Alexander the Great and won the Olympic games in ancient times and he made coins commemorating his victory. You can own these authentic ancient […]
Read more ›Ancient Macedonia – Introduction to the Hellenistic Greece
Hellenistic soldiers circa 100 BCE, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Egypt. Detail of the Nile mosaic of Palestrina Ancient Macedonia – A short video with introduction to the Hellenistic Greece by AMBerkowitz MacedonianUprising
Read more ›Macedonia News : 7th International Alexander the Great Marathon was held today
Athens Macedonia News Agency–The 7th International Alexander the Great Marathon was held in Macedonia on Sunday, with Teklu Geto Metaferia from Ethiopia placing first, finishing the 42.195 kilometer course in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 44 seconds. The Marathon, which sets off from Pella, birthplace of Alexander the Great and finishes near the White Tower in Thessaloniki, the last […]
Read more ›The Greekness of Macedonia is engraved in a Stone
The deliberate and systematic campaign of distortion, stealing and absorption of the history and ethnicity of the ancient Macedonians by FYROM has intensified and is ongoing today with full and untiring strength. Although officially this country is known as the FYROM, through a vigorous campaign they have managed to contrive the world to call it “Macedonia” in common day usage […]
Read more ›The Macedonia Perspective: Geography and History
The Macedonia Perspective: Geography and History By Professor Nina Gatzoulis Macedonia is one of the regions in Greece and has always been an integral part of the Greek world. The original Macedonians, the Macedonian Greeks, arrived in the area around 2000 BC and they were descendants of the Heracleides (descendants of the mythical hero Heracles). The ancient Macedonians were […]
Read more ›Skopje historically had never been Macedonian
Typical residents of modern Skopje (FYROM) : two Albanians and a cop. – Ancient Scupi (modern Skopje), initially a Paeonian settlement, was founded in early antiquity near Axios (Vardar). It became the Capital of ancient Dardania, hence it was not part of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. – Dardanians were racially, a totally unrelated people to Ancient Macedonians and belonged […]
Read more ›Virtual Reality : Pella, the ancient Macedonian Capital in Greece
Virtual Reality of the ” House of Dionysos” in Pella, Macedonia in Greece. The Foundation of the Hellenic World created the Virtual Reality of one Hellenistic building in Pella, the ancient capital of the Macedonians in Greece. The so-called “House of Dionysos”, the three-dimensional reconstruction of FHW which will be part of the exhibition called “Macedonia, the Kingdom of Alexander the Great”, […]
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