Marble head representing Alexander. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Archaeological Receipts Fund / Musée du Louvre) Eric Bietry-Rivierre The museum focuses the treasures of the palaces and temples of ancient Macedonia. Gold, silver, marble, mosaics: a forgotten kingdom was hiding under the caption of one man.   Prior to being great, Alexander was Macedonian. ...

  King Philip II of Macedon.   Video from the Youtube channel of eformisis Philip II (Greek: Φιλιππος) was a Greek king of Macedon from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. The famous king (Βασιλεύς) and father of Alexander the Great,  was born in 383/82 BC. He was son of the king Amyntas III and queen Eurydice. ...

One of the funniest discussions you will ever watch about the origins of ancient Macedonians is the one between the former PM of FYROM Ljubco Georgievski and one called Milenko Nedelkoski in a FYROM's TV channel. The former PM of FYROM explains with simple and reasonable arguments the reasons why Alexander the Great is considered Greek, ...

  by Andrew McIntyre In order to understand the coinage of Alexander the Great, it is necessary first to explain the ancient Greek world. There were no specific nations and no specific country called Greece in the ancient world. Greek-speaking people had settled all over the Mediterranean. They established cities from Spain to the Black Sea in ...

This Statuette of Alexander with a Lance (Now Missing) portrayed him armed and naked, echoing the great heroes of Greek mythology The Philippeion was erected near the west wall of the Altis in 338 BC. The circular monument was commissioned by Philip II of Macedon in celebration of both athletic and military victories. Philip had already ...

Monday, April 5, 2010 "Who’s Who in the ‘Royal’ Cemetery at Vergina and Why it Matters" The Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies University of Illinois at Chicago presents THE 27TH ANNUAL TRACY LECTURE by Jonathan Hall University of Chicago “Who’s Who in the ‘Royal’ Cemetery at Vergina and Why it Matters” Friday 9 April 2010 3:00 PM UIC ...

What do you really mean when you say that you are a from Greece? Nick Michael Hodges    March 09, 2010     I Happen to know well that all South Slavonian propagandists don´t get paid although some of them do and make a career out of it because the money keeps flowing in constantly from various sources that are ´´patriotic" ...

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, ...

AP – Remains of two large ancient silver vessels found in Aigai, northern Greece, are seen in this undated … By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS, Associated Press Writer Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press Writer – Fri Aug 28, 2:34 pm ET ATHENS, Greece – Archaeologists said Friday they have unearthed a lavish burial site at the seat of the ancient Macedonian kings in northern Greece, ...

Sometimes, you really just have to sit back and laugh at the Ultra-Nationalistic Propaganda Campaign initiated by FYROM's regime. In their case,  History has been the tragic victim and sadly, it looks like it will be forever burdened by the propensity of the political class to stir the Slavic element of FYROM into a level of mass hysteria. Nomatter ...