Macedonian History: The Chryselephantine Shield from the Tomb II (Aigai/ Vergina) bearing the Greek Maiandros  in Macedonia, Greece  From the data at our disposal at present, we know that the Macedonians worshipped the twelve Olympian gods, both collectively and individually, and also Pluto, Persephone, Dionysos, Pan, Hestia, Heracles, Asklepios, Okeanos, Amphitrite, the Nereids, Thetys, Orpheus, the Diocouroi, Amphilochos, ...

Cleopatra VII Photo @ Wikipedia.org Yesterday, i noticed accidentally a BBC report , published almost one year ago, entitled "Cleopatra's mother 'was African". Although the report was related to an archaeological discovery, it brought forward again the famous ongoing discussion about the controversy of Cleopatra's race At the beginning of the report we can read: "Cleopatra, the last Egyptian Pharaoh, renowned for ...

The central promotion of the debunked magnum opus of Afrocentrism, “Black Athena” by Martin Bernal, during the Book Fair in Skoplje. Among the participant, apart from the author, were Rubin Zemon of “Evro-Balkan” institute, professor of philosophy Branislav Sarkanjac and Jordan Plevneš of the so-called “World Macedonian Congress”, all of ...

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 B BC     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 175. Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009. Estimate $75000 Sold For $60000     KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Distater (17.24 g, 7h). ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Antipater, Polyperchon, or Kassander, circa 323-316 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, ...

In this article, we intend to examine the ancient evidence on the way the Ancient Macedonians were defining themselves in reference to their own identity. Concerning their own beliefs about themselves we shall review the available evidence coming from the ancient sources, both Literary and Archaeological. B. The Archaeological Evidence. [1] Pella Katadesmos The Pella curse tablet is a curse or magic spell (Greek: κατάδεσμος, katadesmos) ...

In their follow-up paper, an explanation was provided for the first paper’s findings, probably because when one submits a manuscript to a scientific journal, there are word limits and they thus required a second paper to describe their theories in greater detail. It is clear that they understand their findings are against all historical evidence ...

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: ...