ancient macedonia

Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike of Macedon, was a remarkable figure. Outliving her half-brother, she would go on to become the queen of Macedon through marriage to one of Alexander's generals, Cassander. During his conquests, Alexander the Great named a...

The legendary cutting of the Gordian knot by Alexander the Great became the metaphor for solving difficult problems by employing simple, drastic solutions

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient city in Palaiokastro, Serres, Greece. The ancient city appears to have been founded at the end of the 6th century BC and remained in existence into the 6th century AD. Archaeologists who have been conducting...

The Argead Dynasty was the Macedonian royal house and family of Alexander the Great who ruled the kingdom of Macedon from the 7th century to 310 BC. Under Argead rule, Macedon flourished and eventually became the preeminent power on the Greek...

According to the the Jewish Book of Daniel, Alexander the Great was prophesied 200 years prior to his birth and was to change the course of Judaism forever. In 336 BC, at the age of twenty, Alexander the Great succeeded...

The Battle of Pydna in 168 BC was arguably the most consequential clash between ancient Rome and the Kingdom of Macedon, leading to the furthering of Roman authority over Greece and the dissolution of Macedon as an independent political...

Alexander the Great is remembered as one of history's greatest generals, having conquered vast tracts of the ancient world, including Persia, Egypt, and parts of India, but his empire quickly fragmented after his death and none of his children...

A place of universal historic and cultural interest, the ruins of the School of Aristotle are located just two miles from the contemporary town of Naoussa in the Greek region of Macedonia. Located in the region of Esvoria along the...

A spectacular Greek necropolis complex at Sanita, just outside Naples, opened to the public in June 2022, and the world was finally able to see the stunning tombs that were carved into the volcanic tufa rock by the ancient...

In an Eden-like environment at the foot of Mount Olympus lies Dion, the sacred site of the ancient Macedonians.