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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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proposal of Nehru. Buddhist symbolism Chakra (disambiguation) Dharmachakra Vergina Sun Aryan, K. C. (1996). Encyclopaedia of Indian art, references, symbols...
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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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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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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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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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ceremonial shield of the Tombs of Vergina is a decorative shield found in the Royal Tombs at Aigai (now known as Vergina) in Northeast Greece. The shield...
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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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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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Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina Museums : Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, Aiani Archaeological Museum...
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