Edessa in Macedonia (Northern Greece) : Mini-Amsterdam, criss-crossed by canals and aqueducts, can be dubbed a ‘water city’
By Haris Argyropoulos
According to the celebrated late novelist Menelaos Lountemis, Edessa, the main town in the border region of Pella, Macedonia, was “a stepping stone for God to the heavens.”
Best known for its waterfalls, including Greece’s highest at ...
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 ...
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
Map of the Decapolis showing the location of Pella.
Pella (known in Arabic as Tabaqat Fahl (طبقة فحل)) is a village and the site of ancient ruins in northwestern Jordan. It is half an hour by car from Irbid, in the north of the country.
Pella is located in the Jordan valley some 130 km north of ...
Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos inaugurated the new Archaeological Museum of Pella on Friday and stressed that landscaping work on the area around the museum will begin soon.
Geroulanos also said that the ministry has incorporated the 1.6 million euros project under the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF).
The original structure was built in 1960 ...
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 ...
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos: A Paradigm of Macedonian Speech
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos: Historical Background
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos: The Macedonian dialect
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos: The language of Katadesmos
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos: Remarks on Katadesmos and Conclusion
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos: Bibliography
Hellenic Migrations and Katadesmos:
A Paradigm of Macedonian Speech
Marcus Alexander Templar
THE LANGUAGE OF KATADESMOS[83]
GENERAL
Katadesmoi (sing. katadesmos) or ...
Lion hunt in ancient Macedonia
Lion hunt. Mosaic from Pella (ancient Macedonia); source: Wikipedia
In Macedonia evidence begins with silver coin-types of the fifth century; King Archelaos is said to have been murdered out hunting; Philip II was said (by Arrian’s sources) to have instituted the corps of royal pages who attended him while out hunting; Herodotos, ...
Philip II of Macedon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip II
Basileus of Macedon
Bust of Philip II of Macedon
Reign
359 BC – 336 BC
Greek
Φίλιππος
Born
382 BC
Birthplace
Pella, Macedon
Died
October, 336 BC (aged 46)
Place of death
Aigai, Macedon
Buried
Aigai, Macedon
Predecessor
Amyntas IV
Successor
Alexander the Great
Wives
Audata
Phila
Nicesipolis
Philinna
Olympias
Meda of Odessa
Cleopatra Eurydice
Offspring
Cynane
Philip III
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Thessalonica
Royal House
Argead dynasty
Father
Amyntas III
Mother
Eurydice II
Philip II of Macedon, (Greek: Φίλιππος Β' ο Μακεδών — φίλος = ...
By Philip Atticus
Craig Witlock’s articles in the Washington Post, Another Rift Between Greece, Macedonia Both Lay Claim to Alexander the Great, of July 28th is hardly an objective piece of reporting.
I find it highly questionable, for instance, that Mr. Witlock refers to no less than 6 pro-FYROM sources in the article (Foreign Minister Antonio ...
Το History-Of-Macedonia.com επιτρέπει την αντιγραφή Υλικού (κείμενα/εικόνες, κτλπ) από την Ιστοσελίδα/Iστολόγιο του, ΜΟΝΟ ΕΦΟΣΟΝ έχει προηγηθεί έγγραφη ή ηλεκτρονική άδειά του.