Vergina

Also known as Aigai

Vergina (, ) is a small town in Northern Greece, part of the Veroia municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the population exchanges after the Treaty of Lausanne and was a separate municipality until 2011, when it was merged with Veroia under the Kallikratis Plan.

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Place details

Locality: Δήμος Βέροιας
Region: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 2,034

Travel guide

Understand

thumb|upright=0.8|The golden larnax and golden grave crown of Philip II The village, located on the site of the ancient city of Aigai, the first capital of Macedon, became internationally famous in 1977, when the Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos unearthed the burial site of the kings of Macedon, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.

Nineteen years later, the UNESCO Committee inscribed the site of Aigai in the list of the World Heritage Sites considering the universal value represented by the discovery of the royal tombs and the importance of their frescoes that testimony the transitional phase of the ancient art from the classic to the Hellenistic period.

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Nearby Pella, the capital of Macedon during the height of the Hellenistic period. The historic city of Veria, where according to tradition, the Apostle Paul stayed and preached, converting most of its inhabitants to Christianity. The city of Naousa, where Aristotle gave lessons to Alexander the Great as well as two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander. The Macedonian graves at Lefkadia

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

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Contents

History
Archaeology
Royal burial cluster of Philip II
Palace of Aigai
Other tombs
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Vergina is best known as the site of ancient Aigai (, , Latinized: Aegae), the first capital of Macedon. In 336 BC Philip II was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, Alexander the Great, was proclaimed king. While the resting place of Alexander the Great is unknown, researchers uncovered three tombs at Vergina in 1977 – referred to as tombs I, II and III.