Macedonian Treasures
A tour Through the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai
Μακεδονικοί θησαυροί : Μια περιήγηση στο Μουσείο των Βασιλικών Τάφων των Αιγών (τίτλος πρωτοτύπου)
Κυκλοφορεί
ISBN: 978-960-6878-40-4
Καπόν, Αθήνα, 2011
1η έκδ., Αγγλικά
€ 19.07 (περ. ΦΠΑ 6%)
Βιβλίο, Χαρτόδετο
25 x 17 εκ, 410 γρ, 128 σελ.
Ελληνική, Νέα (γλώσσα πρωτοτύπου)
Περιγραφή

At the southern end of the Macedonian plain, nestling in the foothills of the Pierian mountains, in the heart of the area which was for Herodotus (Histories 7, 131) the `Μακεδονίς γη`, the cradle of the Macedonians, is Aigai, the premier city of Macedon. The choice of its site is by no means fortuitous: it was here that the ancient land route passing through the Pieria range linked the Macedonian basin with southern Greece, meeting the road which commenced from the harbours of Pieria and led west and north, while the Haliakmon, an unfordable river to this day, protected the city as a natural fortification, securing its direct communication with the sea, which at that time was much closer. [...]


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INTRODUCTION
- TOUR OF THE SITE-MUSEUM
- UNIT I: THE CITIZENS OF AIGAI
- UNIT II: THE TOMB OF THE FREE-STANDING COLUMNS
- UNIT III: THE HEROON AND THE TOMB I
- UNIT IV: THE BURIAL OF KING PHILIP II
- UNIT V: THE BURIAL OF ALEXANDER IV
BIBLIOGRAPHY