It is one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe, which was excavated in the village of Vergina and made the region of Imathia known worldwide. In 1977-78, Professor Manolis Andronikos pointed out in Vergina (12 km. SE of Veria, the capital of the prefecture) important findings, the
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The palace is organized around a large peristyle courtyard and included a domed sanctuary dedicated to Herakles Patroos and luxurious banqueting areas for the king and officials. A mosaic floor is preserved in one of them. In the south wing of the palace of the Aeges that has been excavated in
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On the west side of the town of Aige, around 50 m from the Palace, is the Theater of Vergina. It is said that he was murdered here in 336 BC. the Macedonian king Philip II during the marriages of his daughter Cleopatra. It is dated to the 2nd half of the 4th BC. century and was in use until the 2nd
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The city of historic times spread over the hills is still not well known, since only a small percentage of its total area has been excavated. The center of Aige with the palace and the sanctuaries, the "asty" of the city that the oracle mentions, occupies an area of about 800 acres and develops in
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In the eastern foothills of Vermium, southwest of Pella, was Veroia, one of the most important cities of Macedonia during the Hellenistic and Roman years. As it emerged from the excavation research, the site was continuously inhabited at least from the 5th c. BC Residential remains of the classical
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To the southeast of Philip's tomb, next to the "tomb of Persephone" were found the foundations as well as parts of the marble superstructure of a small, possibly temple-shaped building dedicated to the worship of prominent members of the royal family. The "Heroon" had been erected shortly after
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The theater of the Aeges is part of the unified architectural ensemble of the palaces and is located just 60 m. to their north. The first row of pews, the drainage kennels, the walls of the aisles and the foundations of the stage were made of greyish stone. On the smooth slope of the small slope was
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The theater was accidentally discovered in 1992 on a natural slope and according to recent excavation data, it is confirmed that it belongs to the Macedonian city of Mieza. It dates back to the late Hellenistic years (2nd century BC), but was still used until the 4th century. A.D. (ie it was in use
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In the city of Naoussa, in the place of Isvoria (or Isvoria), the ruins of the School of Aristotle can be found. In the cavernous area of Nymphaeum (sanctuary dedicated to the Nymphs) of Mieza, in an area full of paths with dense vegetation, streams and springs is the Lyceum of the philosopher.
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Simultaneously with the revelation of the royal tombs of the Aeges, in 1977, the conservation of the elaborate wall paintings that decorated them began immediately. At the same time, a maintenance laboratory was created on site for the rescue and restoration of the extremely important mobile finds
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The tomb of Anthemion is also located in the area of Naoussa, on the borders of the municipality of Anthemion. It is a two-chamber vaulted Macedonian tomb with a temple-shaped facade in the Ionic style. It dates back to the 3rd century BC. The monument is open to the public. It is one of the most
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In the district of Naoussa, in the Prefecture of Imathia, in the fertile plain at the foot of Mount Vermio, a great Macedonian city, the ancient Mieza, has gradually been revealed in recent decades. Mieza was a city of Votiaia (that was the name of the area of ancient Macedonia to the north and
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Traces of human presence and habitation were found in the cave of Rodochori during the Late Neolithic period (5300 - 3200 BC). The cave of Rodochori is located on the outskirts of Naoussa, near the border with the prefecture of Pella, in a semi-mountainous zone suitable for cultivation and with
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To the east of the village of Vergina stretches the prehistoric cemetery of the Aeges. It is an area of about 1000 acres with more than 300 small mounds. The cemetery was used from the early Iron Age (1000-700 BC) until the Hellenistic times (until the 2nd century BC). In the prehistoric mounds,
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They have been found almost all over Greece. The oldest Neolithic settlement, of an agricultural nature in European territory, was identified outside Veria, in Nea Nikomedia (old Braniata) Imathia and dates back to the 7th millennium BC. The Neolithic settlement of Nea Nikomedia is located
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Near Naoussa, at the site "Isvoria", in the area where the ancient Macedonian city of Mieza has been identified and is being excavated, is the Nymphaeum where the philosopher Aristotle taught the young Alexander, shortly after the middle of the 4th century BC. It is a place with international
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In Palatitsia, near Vergina, west of the small settlement, a cluster of four Macedonian tombs has been excavated. These are the so-called Heuzey grave and the three graves that were discovered on the Bella brothers' plot. On the property of the Bella brothers near the small settlement of Palatitsia,
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In the vicinity of the Great Tomb of the Aeges and a little further from the three royal Macedonian tombs, the remains of another Macedonian tomb were found in 1980, conventionally called the "tomb of the free columns", due to the free configuration of its facade with four free Doric columns. Its
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To the north of the palace of the Aeges, a little east of the "tomb of Rome" is the peculiar Macedonian "tomb of Eurydice". The two-chambered vaulted building, the facade of which has not yet been revealed, is plastered with off-white mortar. The tomb of Eurydice is the oldest Macedonian tomb found
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It is an oversized, box-shaped, ashlar-built parallelepiped tomb that had a horizontal ashlar roof resting on planks. The tomb of Persephone has this conventional name because of the subject of the majestic fresco that adorns the walls of the burial chamber. The painted decoration of the walls of
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The tomb is located NW of the ancient Aige, near Vergina and is named after the professor Konstantinos Romaios who discovered and excavated it. It is made of porolite, except for the door panels, pilasters and lintels, which are marble. It consists of a square chamber with a side length of 4.66 m
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The Macedonian tomb "of the Judgment" is located near Naoussa, in Kopanos, on the borders of Anthemion municipality. It is a monumental two-chambered tomb with a two-story facade in the Doric and Ionic style. The facade of the tomb is decorated with four paintings, depicting the scene of the
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The "tomb of Heuzey" is located in Palatitsia, near Vergina, west of the small settlement and forms a cluster together with the three adjacent Macedonian tombs that were uncovered on the Bella brothers' plot. It was named so to honor the French archaeologist Leon Heuzey who was one of the pioneers
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To the northwest of Philip's tomb is the later and simpler Macedonian "tomb of the Prince". The facade is of the Doric style covered with marble plaster in which there was a written frieze that is not preserved today. Below the frieze, two plaster relief shields are formed that once had written
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The Macedonian tomb of Lysonos Kallikleus is located in Lefkadia, Naoussa. It is a small two-chambered Macedonian tomb, with a simple facade and painted interior of the monument, dating around 200 BC. The monument is currently not open to the public as the restoration and maintenance of its painted
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It is the largest Macedonian tomb that the archaeological dig has brought to light. It is a two-chambered, arched, Doric-fronted Macedonian tomb of large dimensions, made of porolite and covered with fine white marble mortar. On the front of the vestibule, above the Doric trigo, there is a frieze
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