Dion Archaeological Park & Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Dion (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Δίου) is a museum in Dion in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece.
The museum was established in 1983 to display excavations unearthed in the area from a fortified city that once stood in its place from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD The artifacts of the museum were also discovered in Olympus and the wider Pieria regional unit.
On the ground floor of the museum are a number of important statues, including the Statue of Dionysos, the Asklepios Daughters and many others found in the ancient baths. The votive statues of Isis and Aphrodite Hypolympia, were unearthed from the Sanctuary of Isis. The heads of Demetrios] were also found in the sanctuary. The museum also contains notable exhibits from the necropolis, including further votive offerings found in Macedonian tombs and a wide collection of wooden figurines.
The museum offers guided tours for young school children and has a room devoted to educational activities. The Dion Archaeological Museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday at 8:00--19:00 and on Monday from 12:30--19:00 during the summer, and in the winter it opens on Monday--Friday from 8:00 to 17:00 and on a Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 to 14:30.
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The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece.The museum was established in 1983 to display excavations unearthed in the area from a fortified city that once stood in its place from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD.The artifacts of the museum were also discovered in Olympus and the wider Pieria regional unit.Excavation of the archaeological site began in 1973 and is still far from complete.
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Dion, a place with approx. 1450 inhabitants, is located near the highway Thessalonki-Larissa in the Greek region of Central Macedonia, about 15 km from the town of Katerini. Ancient Dion, an important archaeological place of the Macedonian culture is not far from the modern place Dion in the plane northwest of the Mount Olympus massif. The oldest finds are remains of the buildings built by the kings of Macedonia, dating from the 3rd century BC.
It was the southernmost fortification of the kingdom of Macedonia. Due to its proximity to Mount Olympus, it developed to the central shrine in Macedonia, in which Zeus was the center of worship. Dion's name is derived from the Greek name for Zeus.
The underfloor heating systems, the water pipes of the baths, and the ornate mosaics emphasize the prosperity of this city.
Dion was venue of the Olympic Games of the North for several centuries. It is said, that one performed the works of the tragedian Euripide in the Greek theater already in 4th Century AD. Today the theater is again used for events.
Later, a Roman theater was built. Outside the walls, surrounded by ponds and canals, a temple was dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis.
At the end of the heyday a Christian basilica was built in Dion.
The excavations in Dion started in 1928 and will continue even today.
Archaeologically and historically interested should not miss a visit of the archaeological site and museum in Dion, because Dion was the most important antique place of worship besides Delphi and Olympia.
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Dion, ein Ort mit ca. 1450 Einwohnern liegt ca. 15 km von der Stadt Katerini entfernt in der Nähe der Autobahn Thessalonki-Larissa in der griechischen Region Zentralmakedonien.
Das antike Dion, unweit des modernen Ortes Dion in der Ebene nordwestlich des Olymp-Massivs, ist eine wichtige archäologische Stätte der mazedonischen Kultur. Die ältesten Funde sind Reste, der von den Königen von Makedonien erbauten Gebäude, aus dem 3. Jahrhundert. v. Chr.
Es war die südlichste Befestigung des Königreiches Makedonien. Durch seine Nähe zum Berg Olymp entwickelte es sich zum zentralen Heiligtum in Makedonien, bei dem Zeus im Mittelpunkt der Verehrung stand. Der Name Dion leitet sich aus dem griechischen Namen für Zeus ab.
Die Fußbodenheizungen, die Wasserleitungen der Badeanstalten und die kunstvoll gestalteten Mosaike unterstreichen den Wohlstand dieser Stadt.
Dion war mehrere Jahrhunderte Austragungsort der Olympischen Spiele des Nordens. Im griechischen Theater sollen bereits im 4. Jahrhundert nach Chr. Aufführungen von Werken des griechischen Dramatikers Euripides stattgefunden haben. Heute wird das Theater wieder für Veranstaltungen genutzt.
Später wurde auch ein römisches Theater errichtet. Außerhalb der Stadtmauern wurde inmitten von Teichen und Kanälen ein Tempel der ägyptischen Göttin Isis geweiht.
Am Ende der Blütezeit Dions wurde auch hier eine christliche Basilika errichtet.
Die Ausgrabungen begannen 1928 und werden auch heute noch weitergeführt.
Archäologisch und geschichtlich Interessierte sollten sich einen Besuch der Ausgrabungen und des Museums in Dion nicht entgehen lassen, denn Dion war neben Delphi und Olympia die bedeutendste antike Kultstätte.
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* Ancient Stagira was the birthplace of Aristotle. Aristotle (384-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and scientist, also known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He was a student of Plato and is considered an important figure in Western Philosophy.
* Ancient Pella was the historical capital of the Greek kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great and his father.
* Ancient Aigai was the first capital of the Greek kingdom of Macedon and the burial place of Alexander the Great's family.
* Dion became the religious centre of the Macedonian kingdom in the 5th century BC as well as hosting important games.
In the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great offered sacrifices at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Dion before setting out on his campaign against the Persian Empire.
* Amphipolis, a magnificent ancient Greek polis (city), is the place where Alexander the Great prepared for campaigns leading to his invasion of Asia. Alexander's three finest admirals, Nearchus, Androsthenes and Laomedon, resided in this city.
* Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, was built as a gift to Alexander the Great's sister, Thessaloniki. She gained her name (victory of Thessalians, from Greek: nikē victory) from her father, Philip II, to commemorate her birth on the day of his gaining a victory over the Phocians, who were defeated with the help of Thessalian horsemen, the best in Greece at that time. (Thessaly is a region in central Greece.)
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki is a museum in Thessaloniki which holds and interprets artifacts from the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods from the region of Macedonia.
Dion (Greece)
Dion (griechisch Δίον (n. sg.)) ist eine antike Stadt in der griechischen Region Makedonien in der Küstenebene am Fuß des Olymp, ca. 15 km von Katerini entfernt.
Der antike Ort mit den sehenswerten Ausgrabungen liegt etwas unterhalb des modernen Ortes gleichen Namens in einer Senke. Der Ort der Neuzeit hat etwa 1350 Einwohner.
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Dion or Dio (Ancient Greek: Δῖον, Díon; Greek: Δίο, Dío; Latin: Dium) is a village and a former municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located at the foot of Mount Olympus at a distance of 17 km from the capital city of Katerini.
It is best known for its great ancient Macedonian sanctuary of Zeus and city, much of which is visible in the Archaeological Park of Dion and the Archaeological Museum of Dion.
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Στους βόρειους πρόποδες του Ολύμπου δεσπόζει το Δίον. Καλύπτοντας χώρο έκτασης 1.500 στρεμμάτων, ο αρχαιολογικός χώρος του Δίου αποτελείται από μια οχυρωμένη πόλη πλαισιωμένη από χώρους λατρείας που κατοικήθηκε χωρίς διακοπή από τα κλασικά χρόνια (5ος αι. π.χ.) .Αν και το αρχαιολογικό πάρκο είναι αρκετά εκτεταμένο, η οργάνωσή του είναι σχεδόν υποδειγματική, καθώς προσφέρει στον επισκέπτη σαφείς διαδρομές για να περιηγηθεί ανάμεσα στα μνημεία.
Dion stands in the northern foothills of Mount Olympus. Covering an area of 1,500 acres, the archaeological site of Dion consists of a fortified city framed by places of worship inhabited without interruption by the classic years. Although the archaeological site of Dion is quite extensive, its organization is almost exemplary as it offers the visitor clear paths to navigate through the monuments.
Macedonia The city of ancient Dion.
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The layout of the ancient city of Dion had a brilliant street design for its time.
The village owes its name to the important sanctuary dedicated to Zeus (Greek Dias), leader of the Twelve Gods who dwelt on Mount Olympus, as recorded by Hesiod. The ruins of the ancient city lie within its boundaries. Thyia, daughter of Deucalion, bore Zeus two sons, Magnes and Makedon, who dwelt in Pieria at the foot of Mount Olympus.
The first mention of Dion in history comes from Thucydides, who reports that it was the first city reached by the Spartan general Brasidas after crossing from Thessaly into Macedon on his way through the realm of his ally Perdiccas II during his expedition against the Athenian colonies of Thrace in 424 BC. According to Diodorus Siculus, it was Archelaus I who, at the end of the 5th century BC, gave the city and its sanctuary their subsequent importance by instituting a nine-day festival that included athletic and dramatic competitions in honor of Zeus and the Muses.
The site of ancient Dion was first identified by the famous English traveler William Martin Leake on December 21, 1806, in the ruins adjoining the village of Malathria. He published his discovery in the third volume of his Travels in Northern Greece in 1835. Léon Heuzey visited the site during his famous Macedonian archaeological mission of 1855 and again in 1861. Later, the epigraphist G. Oikonomos published the first series of inscriptions. Nevertheless, systematic archaeological exploration did not begin until 1928. From then until 1931, G. Sotiriadis carried out a series of surveys, uncovering a 4th-century BC Macedonian tomb and an early Christian basilica. Excavations were not resumed until 1960 under the direction of G. Bakalakis in the area of the theatre and the wall. Since 1973, Professor D. Pandermalis of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has conducted archaeological research in the city.
In 2006, a statue of Hera was found built into the walls of the city. The statue, 2200 years old, had been used by the early Christians of Dion as filling for the city's defensive wall
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The excavation by Professor Manolis Andronikos and his associates under the Great Tumulus of Vergina village in Imathia, Central Macedonia in 1977 brought to light the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century in Greece. Today's Vergina (Ancient Aigai), in the foothills of Mt. Pieria, was the first capital of ancient kingdom of Macedonia, called Aigai. The site of the Royal Tombs under a modern roof hosts the main excavation, as well as an exhibition of the major finds from the burials. It is protected by UNESCO as world cultural heritage and comprises a unique discovery of an enormous universal impact.
In the same area, inhabited continuously since the 3rd millennium BC, are also the ruins of an acropolis, palace, theater, shrines and private buildings, and hundreds of common graves of an extensive necropolis of the ancient city of Aigai until Roman times.
The exhibition's shelter has the external form of the Great Tumulus, a man-made mound, while the underground building has been housing since November 1997 tombs and treasures found in them. This sheltered group includes three Macedonian tombs: the intact tomb of Philip II (II) with a hunting scene fresco painting. Intact is also the so-called Tomb of the Prince (III), which may belong to Alexander IV, grandson of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great and another ruined and plundered Macedonian tomb (IV) of the third BC century.
The visitor will also see a plundered a cist family tomb (I), known as the Tomb of Persephone, with the incomparable fresco of the abduction of Persephone by Hades and a ruined building named Heroon, probably used for the worship of the dead royal members buried next door. Some of the major finds exhibited here are the two golden urns, containing the bones of Philip II and one of his wives, two oak and one myrtle golden wreaths worn by the royal dead. On display is also the rare gold-and-purple embroidered cloth, which wrapped the bones of the royal wife, along with her golden diadem of a unique art, two ivory symposium beds, weapons and armor of Philip II, valuable symposium utensils of the royal family and the silver urn of Prince.
The awe and anguish of man before death, the gateway to another dimension of the dead to Hades, the splendor of the royal glory, the emotion that creates the tragic end of the royal house of Temenids are ideas inherent in the atmosphere of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, exhibited in a dark, neutral place, dominated only by the brightly lit treasures and tombs.
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Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (/əˈlɪmpəs, oʊˈlɪm-/; Greek: Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Olympos, and on Greek maps, Oros Olympos) is the highest mountain in Greece and the second highest mountain in the Balkans. It is located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the prefectures of Pieria and Larissa, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks, deep gorges, and exceptional biodiversity. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning nose, rises to 2,917 metres (9,570 ft). It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.
Olympus was notable in Ancient Greek Mythology as the home of the Twelve Olympians, on the Mytikas peak. Mount Olympus is also noted for its very rich flora with several species. It has been the first National Park of Greece, since 1938, and a World's Biosphere Reserve.
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BBC Alastair Sooke: Treasures Of Ancient Greece - Aigai (Vergina) Macedonia 2015
To the south of River Haliacmon, in the “land of Macedon”, as described by Herodotus, on the foothills of Pieria, the ancient “Macedonian mount”, lays Aigai, the first city of Macedon, the land with many goats (“Aigai” in ancient Greek means “goats”).
Aigai was a city formed by distinct villages, an “open” urban agglomeration having a central core and multiple settlements of various sizes developing around it. This multiplicity explains the plural suffix of its name (the diphthong “ai”), like in the names of other ancient cities, e.g. “Athinai”, “Thibai” or “Ferai”, and reflects the ancient model of a society founded on the aristocratic structure of clans having as its point of reference and cohesion pole, the royal authority.
In the mid-7th century BC, Perdiccas I, a Dorian from Argos, a descendant, according to tradition, of the family of Hercules, became king of Macedonians. Aigai became the cradle of the Temenids, the dynasty that will rule Macedonia for 3.5 centuries and will give to humanity Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, who set off from Aigai and changed the history of Greece and the World.
The name “Makednoi” or “Macedonians” is derived from the root mak-, as in the Greek adjective μακρύς (long), and originally meant the “tall ones” or “highlanders” in Greek. According to Herodotus, the Macedonians were the same tribe as the Dorians, who originally resided in the Pindus mountain range.
In the beginning of the last pre-Christian millennium, the Macedonians, whose main economic activity was animal husbandry, are found in the northern side of mount Olympos and around the ancient Macedonian mount (the mountains of Pieria).
Here, to the south of river Haliacmon, in Herodotus’ “land of Macedon”, on the foothills of the “Macedonian mount”, lays Aigai, the land with many goats, the first city of Macedon. Built at the beginning of the route that crossed the mountains and from the Macedonian basin led to the south, Aigai was an important centre playing a pivotal role in the region from as early as the 10th-8th century BC.
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The excavation by Professor Manolis Andronikos and his associates under the Great Tumulus of Vergina village in Imathia, Central Macedonia in 1977 brought to light the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century in Greece. Today's Vergina (Ancient Aigai), in the foothills of Mt. Pieria, was the first capital of ancient kingdom of Macedonia, called Aigai. The site of the Royal Tombs under a modern roof hosts the main excavation, as well as an exhibition of the major finds from the burials. It is protected by UNESCO as world cultural heritage and comprises a unique discovery of an enormous universal impact.
In the same area, inhabited continuously since the 3rd millennium BC, are also the ruins of an acropolis, palace, theater, shrines and private buildings, and hundreds of common graves of an extensive necropolis of the ancient city of Aigai until Roman times.
The exhibition's shelter has the external form of the Great Tumulus, a man-made mound, while the underground building has been housing since November 1997 tombs and treasures found in them. This sheltered group includes three Macedonian tombs: the intact tomb of Philip II (II) with a hunting scene fresco painting. Intact is also the so-called Tomb of the Prince (III), which may belong to Alexander IV, grandson of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great and another ruined and plundered Macedonian tomb (IV) of the third BC century.
The visitor will also see a plundered a cist family tomb (I), known as the Tomb of Persephone, with the incomparable fresco of the abduction of Persephone by Hades and a ruined building named Heroon, probably used for the worship of the dead royal members buried next door. Some of the major finds exhibited here are the two golden urns, containing the bones of Philip II and one of his wives, two oak and one myrtle golden wreaths worn by the royal dead. On display is also the rare gold-and-purple embroidered cloth, which wrapped the bones of the royal wife, along with her golden diadem of a unique art, two ivory symposium beds, weapons and armor of Philip II, valuable symposium utensils of the royal family and the silver urn of Prince.
The awe and anguish of man before death, the gateway to another dimension of the dead to Hades, the splendor of the royal glory, the emotion that creates the tragic end of the royal house of Temenids are ideas inherent in the atmosphere of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, exhibited in a dark, neutral place, dominated only by the brightly lit treasures and tombs.
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Visit Macedonia - Vergina.
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The excavation by Professor Manolis Andronikos and his associates under the Great Tumulus of Vergina village in Imathia, Central Macedonia in 1977 brought to light the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century in Greece. Today's Vergina (Ancient Aigai), in the foothills of Mt. Pieria, was the first capital of ancient kingdom of Macedonia, called Aigai. The site of the Royal Tombs under a modern roof hosts the main excavation, as well as an exhibition of the major finds from the burials. It is protected by UNESCO as world cultural heritage and comprises a unique discovery of an enormous universal impact.
In the same area, inhabited continuously since the 3rd millennium BC, are also the ruins of an acropolis, palace, theater, shrines and private buildings, and hundreds of common graves of an extensive necropolis of the ancient city of Aigai until Roman times.
The exhibition's shelter has the external form of the Great Tumulus, a man-made mound, while the underground building has been housing since November 1997 tombs and treasures found in them. This sheltered group includes three Macedonian tombs: the intact tomb of Philip II (II) with a hunting scene fresco painting. Intact is also the so-called Tomb of the Prince (III), which may belong to Alexander IV, grandson of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great and another ruined and plundered Macedonian tomb (IV) of the third BC century.
The visitor will also see a plundered a cist family tomb (I), known as the Tomb of Persephone, with the incomparable fresco of the abduction of Persephone by Hades and a ruined building named Heroon, probably used for the worship of the dead royal members buried next door. Some of the major finds exhibited here are the two golden urns, containing the bones of Philip II and one of his wives, two oak and one myrtle golden wreaths worn by the royal dead. On display is also the rare gold-and-purple embroidered cloth, which wrapped the bones of the royal wife, along with her golden diadem of a unique art, two ivory symposium beds, weapons and armor of Philip II, valuable symposium utensils of the royal family and the silver urn of Prince.
The awe and anguish of man before death, the gateway to another dimension of the dead to Hades, the splendor of the royal glory, the emotion that creates the tragic end of the royal house of Temenids are ideas inherent in the atmosphere of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, exhibited in a dark, neutral place, dominated only by the brightly lit treasures and tombs.
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Olá Thessaloniki! O dia que eu vi o Monte Olimpo
Dion, a cidade fortificada dedicada a Zeus, com vista privilegiada para a casa dos deuses, floresceu durante o período Helenístico e Imperial, mas após seu auge no século IV A.C. a cidade passou a ser vítima de uma série de terremotos que obrigou os habitantes a abandonar seus lares.
Mas ao longo dos anos muitas escavações foram realizadas no local, revelando estruturas como estradas, prédios públicos, a ágora, banhos, villas, oficinas, casas dois teatros e diversos santuários.
Hoje o complexo é formado por um parque nacional com os sítios arqueológicos, uma rica reserva florestal, pelo museu Arqueológico e pela arqueoteca.
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Mount Olympus | Wikipedia audio article
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Mount Olympus (; Greek: Όλυμπος Olympos, for Modern Greek also transliterated Olimbos, [ˈolimbos] or [ˈolibos]) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Pieria and Larissa, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks, deep gorges, and exceptional biodiversity. The highest peak, Mytikas (Μύτικας Mýtikas), meaning nose, rises to 2,918 metres (9,573 ft). It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.Olympus was notable in Greek mythology as the home of the Greek gods, on Mytikas peak. Mount Olympus is also noted for its rich flora. It has been a National Park, the first in Greece, since 1938. It is also a World Biosphere Reserve.Every year, thousands of people visit Olympus to admire its fauna and flora, tour its slopes, and reach its peaks. Organized mountain refuges and various mountaineering and climbing routes are available to visitors who want to explore it. The usual starting point for climbing Olympus is the town of Litochoro, on the eastern foothills of the mountain, 100 km from Thessaloniki.