Το Αστέρι της Βεργίνας - Ένα Πανελλήνιο Σύμβολο UPDATED The Sun of Vergina is a symbol that was widely used by Ancient Greeks. Although it is a Panhellenic Symbol, it became famous due to the Macedonians who were using it as Symbol of the Argead Dynasty-the Royal house of Macedon:   The typical Sun of Vergina is a 16-pointed Sun. It can also be found in other styles: ...

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""In this period, sixty-five years before the founding of Rome, Carthage was established by the Tyrian Elissa, by some authors called Dido. About this time also Caranus, a man of royal race, eleventh in descent from Hercules, set out from Argos and seized the kingship of Macedonia. From him Alexander the Great was descended in ...

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