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Pella Archaeological site. Peristyle of Ionic columns of the "House of Dionysos" (see next page). |
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18 pages of photos
and information about
Pella Archaeological Site
and Museum. |
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Golden myrtle wreath from a tomb in Central Macedonia, 340-330 BC.
Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum.
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Evidence of the fabulous wealth generated (and plundered) during Macedonian political and military successes under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great during the 4th century BC has been discovered by archaelogists in the tombs of the aristocracy in several places in Macedonia, Thrace and throughout Alexander's empire. The richest and most famous of these tombs is the Royal Necropolis at Vergina, until around 400 BC the Macedonian captial of Aigai (Αιγαί). As at Aigai, the tombs of ancient Macedonian and Thracian rulers and heroes were built beneath enormous mounds of earth, many of which can still be seen today around the countryside of northern Greece and Bulgaria.
Finely-worked golden wreaths were worn by aristocrats during their symposia (drinking parties), and often buried with their owners or placed in their tombs as funeral offerings. The wreath in the photo above includes gold myrtle leaves and filigreed and enamelled flowers. It is thought that its owner may have accompanied Alexander on his campaigns. The wreath was returned to Greece by the Paul Getty Museum in March 2007, following negotiations facilitated by the Italian government, and is now in the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum. |
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The wreath's filigreed
and enamelled flowers. |
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The moon rises red behind the columns of the peristyle of the "House of Dionysos"
during the Full Moon Concert at the Pella archaeological site, 21 August 2013.
See Full moon in Pella, the photo essay about the concert at The Cheshire Cat Blog. |
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