In this video, created by Konstantinos Arvanitakis, the stunning nature of Mount Olympus almost outshines the glorious history and mythology that made it famous. The mountain boasts fifty-five peaks that reach nearly 3,000m and a complex ecosystem of spectacular variation. The rich natural beauty of the mountain, often filmed from the perspective of the creatures that inhabit it, makes it […]
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Visit Macedonia: Dion,Vergina,Pella
A unique triangle of history and civilization in the heart of Macedonia: Dion, the sacred city of the Macedonians. Vergina(Aigai), the first capital, the necropolis with the global radiation. Pella, the brilliant Hellenistic capital. Ένα μοναδικό τρίγωνο ιστορίας και πολιτισμού στην καρδιά της Μακεδονίας: Δίον, η ιερή πόλη των Μακεδόνων. Βεργίνα(Αιγές), η πρώτη πρωτεύουσα, η […]
Read more ›Makedonien: Olymp, Sitz der Götter
Der Olymp, Abraham Janssens (1575-1632) Der Olymp ist das höchste Gebirge Griechenlands und wurde von den alten Griechen als Sitz der Götter verehrt. Das Massiv liegt nahe der Ostküste Griechenlands, in Makedonien unweit des Ortes Litochoro, ca 50 km nördlich der größeren Stadt Larisa und ca 20 Km von dem Badeort Katerini. Die höchsten Gipfel sind der Mytikas (2 […]
Read more ›Dion – Pella – Vergina : The Heart of Macedonia in Greece
A unique triangle of history and civilization in the heart of Macedonia: – Vergina/Aigai, the first capital, the famous nekropolis of the ancient Macedonian kings, – Dion, the secret city of ancient Macedonians – Pella, the glorious Hellenistic capital of the ancient Hellenic kingdom of Macedonia The heart of Macedonia lives in Greece. From the YouTube channel of KRASOPATIR
Read more ›On the trail of Alexander the Great
As local politicians in Athens bicker over the placement of a statue of Alexander the Great in front of City Hall on Kotzia Square, and the residents of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s capital Skopje gaze upon their own 24-meter effigy of the Macedonian warrior, the regions of Pella, Imathia and Pieria in northern Greece have teamed up in […]
Read more ›Ancient Macedonia – Presentation of the excavations at Dion by Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis
Presentation of the excavations at Dion by the Director of the University excavation program, Emeritus Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Director Pericles Panagiotides www.medio.gr
Read more ›Fraternization on the footsteps of Alexandrer
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Municipal and cultural representatives from Dion, Vergina/Aigai and Pella, meeting with the Hellenic community of Alexandria: Article in Eleutherotypia, by Giorgos Kiousis. Dion is the old religious and cultural center of the Macedonians, Aigai, in the modern village of Vergina is the old, historic capital of Macedonia, where its kings were buried. Pella was […]
Read more ›Αρχαία τέχνη για όσους μπορούν να… νοιώσουν
Αρχαία τέχνη για όσους μπορούν να… νοιώσουν Η Δρ Μαρία Λαγογιάννη δίπλα σε επιγραφή για τον ναό της Αθηνάς Νίκης Η Δρ. Μ. Λαγογιάννη, εμπνεύστρια της έκθεσης για την Αθηναϊκή Δημοκρατία, μιλά στο “Νέο Κόσμο” ΤΗΣ ΕΥΓΕΝΙΑΣ ΠΑΥΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ H κουβέντα μας με την αρχαιολόγο Δρ. Μαρία Λαγογιάννη, διευθύντρια του Επιγραφικού Μουσείου και εμπνεύστρια της έκθεσης “Η Αθηναϊκή Δημοκρατία μέσα από […]
Read more ›Dion – The Religious Centre of ancient Macedonians in Macedonia, Greece
By Dimitrios Pantermalis Sanctuary of Demeter in Dion (Photo from the Greek Mag. “Archaeologia) Dion (fr Gr Ζεύς, gen, Διός) means a holy, sanctified site Dion, in Macedonia, occupies a very narrow stnp of land between Mount Olympus foot and the Thermalhos Sea. The Olympian Zeus temenos, the main sanctuary of all Macedonians In antiquity was located there. Its history […]
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