| Archaeological discoveries in Macedonia |
The archaeological discoveries form the Macedonian land are the stongest proof that ancient
Macedonia was part of the ancient Greek world. All the ancient monuments and inscriptions use the Greek
alphabet. There are no ancient monuments with a different language on them. Furthermore there is
a large number of discoveries in Asia in the route of Alexander the Great. All these monuments, discovered
in Pakistan, Kuweit, India and many more countries, prove that Alexanders quest was Greek and that his
goal was to spread th Greek civilization all over the world.
The items shown here and many more can be seen in the Macedonian Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
Here are some samples of archaeological discoveries in Macedonia.
Ancient Macedonian coin
Bronze coin of Macedonia under Philip V and Perseus (221-168 BC). The obverse shows a head of the god Apollo, and the
reverse a tripod, the inscription "MAKEDONWN" ('Macedonians')
and general monograms in the form of Greek letters.
Ancient Macedonian coins (2)
The Greek writings are clearly shown once again.
Ancient Macedonian coins (3)
The names of the Macedonian kings Arhelaos, Amyntas and Perdikas are written in the back in Greek. They are currently on display in thr British Museum in London.
Ancient tombstones from the Macedonia region
The first one is from the tomb of king Philippos and the other two from two ordinary Macedonians
The golden larnaka of King Philippos II of Macedonia
This is the larnaka which was found in King Philippos' tomb. It is decorated with the Macedonian emblem
known as the Vergina star or Vergina sun because it was recovered in Vegina in Greece.
Part of the archaeological site in Vergina, the first capital of ancient Macedonia...
... and Pella, the later capital of ancient Macedonia
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Points of interest:
The Greek writings are obvious once again
The names Deukalion and Xenokratis are Greek
The architectural style is similar to the rest of ancient Greece.
Vergina was the the first capital of ancient Macedonia.
