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    The Vergina Sun (Greek: Ήλιος της Βεργίνας, romanized: Ilios tis Vergínas, lit. 'Sun of Vergina'), also known as the Star of Vergina, Vergina Star or...
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    Vergina (Greek: Βεργίνα, Vergína [verˈʝina]) is a small town in Northern Greece, part of Veria municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina was...
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    Flag of North Macedonia (category Flags displaying a sun)
    the country, adopted in 1992, known as the Kutlesh flag, featured the Vergina Sun, a symbol that had been discovered at Aigai, the first capital and burial...
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    rays, or with four wavy and four triangular rays. The Vergina Sun (also known as the Star of Vergina, Macedonian Star, or Argead Star) is a rayed solar symbol...
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    must be embroidered in the official ceremonial flag. Inti Sun (heraldry) Solar symbol Vergina Sun Abad de Santillán, Diego (1965). Historia Argentina. Buenos...
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    figures that are historically considered part of Greek culture such as the Vergina Sun and Alexander the Great, and of promoting the irredentist concept of...
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    της Μακεδονίας) represents a Vergina Sun with 16 rays in the centre of a blue field. This flag, as well as the Vergina Sun, is commonly used as an unofficial...
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    the 4th century BC example found at Vergina in Macedonia, of gold, with a sun motif (hence known as the "Vergina Sun" motif) on the lid. Manolis Andronikos...
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    coat of arms of Bulgaria is somewhat similar. Vergina Sun: (official flag, 1992–1995) The Vergina Sun is used unofficially by various associations and...
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    the Vergina Sun that was the royal symbol of Ancient Macedonia. Both sun and salute became popular among Macedonian Greeks in the 1980s, and the sun appeared...
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    Arms of Beriáin Arms of Dobel Arms of Galar Flag of Macedonia (Greece) (Vergina Sun) Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Flag of Tibet Wavy rays (estoile)...
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    its name to the Republic of North Macedonia and stop public use of the Vergina Sun. It retained the demonym "Macedonian", but clarified this as distinct...
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    proposal of Nehru. Buddhist symbolism Chakra (disambiguation) Dharmachakra Vergina Sun Aryan, K. C. (1996). Encyclopaedia of Indian art, references, symbols...
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    other Ancient Macedonian elements) the Vergina Sun as a Hellenic symbol and agreed to remove the Vergina Sun from public display in all State-owned organisations...
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    suggests that one of the earliest Argead kings established Aigai (modern Vergina) as their capital in the mid-7th century BC. Before the 4th century BC...
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    The Vergina Sun, the 16-ray star covering the royal burial larnax of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359 – 336 BC), discovered in the tomb of Vergina, formerly...
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    of Lower Macedonia, which included the center and two capitals, Aigai (Vergina) and Pella, of ancient Macedonia. Pella was the birthplace of Alexander...
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  • force the then-Republic of Macedonia to remove the ancient Macedonian Vergina Sun from the flag. The coat of arms of North Macedonia is composed of two...
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  • Kazakhstan Flag of Malawi (rising sun) Flag of Namibia Flag of New Mexico (Zia sun) Flag of North Macedonia (Vergina Sun) Flag of Rwanda Flag of the Republic...
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    Cassander. The size of the complex indicates that, unlike the palace at Vergina, this was not only a royal residence or a grandiose monument but also a...
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    fifth to mid fourth centuries BC. Some artefacts, excavated at Sindos and Vergina may be considered as influenced by Persian culture, or even imported from...
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    Archaeological Museum of Pella, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Museum of Byzantine culture Culture Vergina Sun Flag Music Cuisine Greek Macedonia Portal...
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    dwarfs that of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in Vergina. It is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the last quarter of the 4th c. BC...
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    Borza argues that the Argeads were a family of notables hailing from Vergina. Both Strabo and Thucydides said that Emathia and Pieria were mostly occupied...
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    research was done in Vergina, where his teacher, professor K. Rhomaios had founded in 1937 the Aristotle University Excavation at Vergina. His greatest discovery...
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    Archaeological Museum of Pella, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Museum of Byzantine culture Culture Vergina Sun Flag Music Cuisine Greek Macedonia Portal...
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    on the History of Macedonia and the Greek Heritage Collection, Blue Vergina Sun, Macedonia, Greece, 2013, p. 159-160 Tarn, W.W. (1913). Antigonas Gonatas...
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