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Ancient Greece
Battle of Chaeronea Confirmed Macedonia’s Dominance Over Rest of Greece
The Battle of Chaeronea, believed to have taken place on August 2, 338 BCE, confirmed Macedonia's control over the southern Greek city-states, paving the way for Alexander the Great's legendary conquests.
Philip II of Macedon, and his son, Alexander the...
Archaeology
Aegae: The Cradle of Ancient Macedonia
The archaeological site of Aegae next to the contemporary town of Vergina was the first capital of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. The site is located 65 km (40 miles) west of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece’s province of...
Europe
Prince Philip’s Birth Certificate Unearthed on Corfu, Greece
The birth certificate of Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth, was unearthed recently on the Greek island of Corfu.
Archaeology
Greece to Restore Palace of Pella, the Birthplace of Alexander the Great
Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided earlier this week to approve a study which aims to preserve, restore and put on display two buildings of the massive Royal Palace complex of Ancient Pella in Greece's Central Macedonia.
This resolution comes...
Archaeology
Pella Ancient Agora Excavations to Continue
After the approval of the Central Archaeological Council, excavations at the Ancient Agora of Pella will continue for another five years under Ioannis Akamatis, Professor of Classical Archaeology of the University of Thessaloniki, according to Amna.
Pella is an archaeological...