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ÌåãÜëç Ôïýìðá - Big Toumba (Royal tombs)
GeorgiosX Says: The royal tombs were covered by a hill. Such a hill is called toumba. The original toumba was destroyed, of course, by the excavations. However, a similarly shaped building was constructed to protect the tombs. This building is used as a museum; findings from the tombs are...
Ancient city of Aegae (archaeological site)
GeorgiosX Says: Aegae was the first capital of the Macedonian kingdom. It was built by king Perdikkas I, the founder of the Argead dynasty. His origin was from Argos Orestiko in Upper Macedonia (today's Western Macedonia). When he was young, he took care for the king's sheep together with...
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Aegae was the first capital of the Macedonian kingdom. It was built by king Perdikkas I, the founder of the Argead dynasty. His origin was from Argos Orestiko...
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The village Vergina was built in 1922. In 1977 the archaeologist Manolis Andronikos found at this place the ancient city of Aegae, the first capital of the Ancient Macedonian kingdom.
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A map of Macedonia with the most important cities of the ancient Macedonian Kingdom: Aigai (Vergina), Pella, Dion, Pydna, Olynthos, Amfipolis, Philippi, Avdira. Latest findings add one more importand...
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