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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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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Ilze Vergina (born July 15, 1969) is a Latvian educator and politician. She has served as a member of the 10th and 11th Saeima. Currently, she is a member...
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The Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina) is located 75 km west of Thessaloniki, Greece, centered around the royal tombs built by the ancient Kingdom...
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Tombs in Vergina The golden larnax and the golden grave crown of Philip The gilded silver diadem of Philip II, found in his tomb at Vergina. The heroon...
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MS Express Samina (redirect from MS Golden Vergina)
to operate their Italy–Greece–Israel route under her new name MS Golden Vergina. In 1988, she was sold to the Agapitos Bros for service in the Aegean Sea...
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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...
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Marinatos, Manolis Andronikos (discovered the tomb of Philip II of Macedon in Vergina), Indologist Dimitrios Galanos, botanist Theodoros G. Orphanides, and scientists...
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Myrtle wreath at Vergina (Greek: Χρυσό στεφάνι της Βεργίνας, Latin: corona Verginae) made of gold myrtle (Myrtus communis) leaves and flowers, is one...
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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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A fresco showing Hades and Persephone riding in a chariot, from the tomb of Queen Eurydice I of Macedon at Vergina, Greece, 4th century BC...
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Emathia in northern Greece. Currently the site falls within the town of Vergina. The seat of government was later transferred to Pella, which was located...
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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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Gallery. The Rape of Persephone, a painting in the Macedonian Tomb I in Vergina (Aegae), dating from the mid 4th century BC. This in situ mural is mostly...
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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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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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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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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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Μακεδονίας Θράκης) is a Greek brewery, founded in 1996, based in Komotini and Vergina Beer is its signature product. It also has branches in Athens and Thessaloniki...
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the archaeologist Manolis Andronikos in the so-called "Great Tumulus" in Vergina in 1977/8 is believed to belong to Alexander IV. Leprohon (2013). Doxey...
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A fresco showing Hades and Persephone riding in a chariot, from the tomb of Queen Eurydice I of Macedon at Vergina, Greece, 4th century BC...
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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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Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina Museums : Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, Aiani Archaeological Museum...
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while his wife was forced to commit suicide. In 1977, excavations near Vergina in northern Greece led to the unearthing of three Macedonian tombs. Tomb...
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4th-century BC closed coffin discovered in the Macedonian Royal tombs at Vergina in Greece. It has been proposed that it contained the remains of King Philip...
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embroidered in the official ceremonial flag. Inti Sun (heraldry) Solar symbol Vergina Sun Abad de Santillán, Diego (1965). Historia Argentina. Buenos Aires:...
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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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II of Macedon (r. 359–336 BC) in Aegae (Vergina) Funerary gold oak crown from the royal tombs at Aegae (Vergina) Late 4th-century BC Hellenistic gold oak...
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find by Manolis Andronikos of such an implement in a Macedonian tomb at Vergina, 51 cm (1.67 ft) long. 21st-century scholarship has been more skeptical...
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broadcasting) Makedonia TV (Panhellenic) 4E TV (Panhellenic) TV 100 (Regional) Vergina TV (Regional) Atlas TV (Regional) Makedonia (national publication) Aggelioforos...
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