Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki - UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Thessaloniki, Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia. Its honorific title is Συμпρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or co-reigning city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987, its Urban Area 800,764 and the Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Thessaloniki has an estimated 995,766 residents (2004).
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and its southeast European hinterland. The city hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. ( source Wikipedia )
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Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, IPA: /θesaloˈnici/), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Macedonia. Its honorific title is Συμпρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or co-reigning city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987, its Urban Area 800,764 and the Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Thessaloniki has an estimated 995,766 residents (2004).
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and its southeast European hinterland. The city hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.
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Thessaloniki,Greece:
Thessaloniki,also known as Thessalonica and Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévusa), literally co-capital, and stands as a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa), co-reigning city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople.
According to the 2011 census the municipality of Thessaloniki today has a population of 322,240, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area (the contiguous built up area forming the City of Thessaloniki) has a population of 790,824; making it the fifth largest and most populated city in the Balkans and the second most populated city that is not a capital. Furthermore, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area extends over an area of 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) and its population in 2011 reached a total of 1,006,730 inhabitants.
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general,[8] and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital.[8] Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. In 2014 Thessaloniki will be the European Youth Capital.
Founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, Thessaloniki's history spans some 2,300 years. The earliest known letter by Paul the Apostle was written to the early Christian church in Thessaloniki and is identified in the New Testament as First Thessalonians; a later letter to the same church follows in the Christian Bible as Second Thessalonians.
An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
In addition to its historic roots, Thessaloniki is also a very popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2010, Lonely Planet ranked Thessaloniki as the world's fifth-best party city worldwide, comparable to other cities such as Dubai and Montreal.Wikipedia
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“The Byzantine Empire (330 – 1453)
The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire. The defining moment from which it may be said to have acquired its own distinctive identity was when the capital was moved from the West to the Hellenistic East, when Constantine the Great founded Constantinople in 330. The determining factors in the development of Byzantium were ancient Greek civilization, the Roman heritage, and Christianity.
In the early, transitional period – the Early Byzantine or Early Christian period (4th – 7th cent.) – the Empire spread out over three continents and was organized according to the Roman administrative system. The official language was Latin. The new element was Christianity, which became the official religion of the state and profoundly influenced the spiritual life of Byzantium.
In the Middle Byzantine period (8th – 12th cent.), because Slav tribes had spread into its northern and the Arabs into its eastern territories, the Empire was essentially confined to the southern Balkans and Asia Minor, where Hellenistic influence remained strong. This and the fact that Greek became the official language helped to consolidate the Empire’s Greek identity, while the new administrative and military organization provided more effective defences against its foes. In this period, under the Macedonian and Komnenian dynasties, Byzantium reached its spiritual, intellectual, and artistic zenith, and exerted a powerful cultural and political influence on the then known world, especially on the Balkan peoples.
During the late Byzantine period, the Palaiologan era (13th cent. – 1453), the now clearly Orthodox Greek Empire gradually dwindled as its economy became increasingly dependent on the Italian cities and it endured the assaults of the Latins, the Slavs, and the Ottomans. The latter overthrew the Empire and captured Constantinople in 1453.”
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Wiki: Thessaloniki, also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece on 8 November 1912. It is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
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Greece-Thessaloniki:
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη , also known as Thessalonica and Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévusa), literally co-capital, and stands as a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa), co-reigning city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople.
According to the 2011 census the municipality of Thessaloniki today has a population of 322,240, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area (the contiguous built up area forming the City of Thessaloniki) has a population of 790,824; making it the fifth largest and most populated city in the Balkans and the second most populated city that is not a capital. Furthermore, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area extends over an area of 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) and its population in 2011 reached a total of 1,006,730 inhabitants.
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general,[8] and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital.[8] Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. In 2014 Thessaloniki will be the European Youth Capital.
Founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, Thessaloniki's history spans some 2,300 years. The earliest known letter by Paul the Apostle was written to the early Christian church in Thessaloniki and is identified in the New Testament as First Thessalonians; a later letter to the same church follows in the Christian Bible as Second Thessalonians.
An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
In addition to its historic roots, Thessaloniki is also a very popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2010, Lonely Planet ranked Thessaloniki as the world's fifth-best party city worldwide, comparable to other cities such as Dubai and Montreal.Wikipedia
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Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici] ( listen)), often referred to internationally as Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the geographic region of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.[3][4] Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally co-capital,[5] and stands as a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or co-reigning city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.[6]
According to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki today has a population of 322,240,[1] while the Thessaloniki Urban Area (the contiguous built up area forming the City of Thessaloniki) has a population of 790,824;[1] making it the fifth largest and most populated city in the Balkans and the second most populated city that is not a capital, after Istanbul. Furthermore, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area extends over an area of 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) and its population in 2011 reached a total of 1,104,460 inhabitants.[1]
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe;[7] its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland.[7] The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general,[8] and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital.[8] Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.[9] In 2014 Thessaloniki will be the European Youth Capital.[10]
Founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, Thessaloniki's history spans some 2,300 years. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.[11]
Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2010, Lonely Planet ranked Thessaloniki as the world's fifth-best party city worldwide, comparable to other cities such as Dubai and Montreal.[12] For 2013 National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide.[13]
Thessaloniki, Greece's Cultural Capital
Thessaloniki, often referred to internationally as Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the geographic region of Greek Macedonia. It is a city with a continuous 3,000 year history, preserving relics of its Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman past and of its formerly dominant Jewish population. Its Byzantine churches, in particular, are included in UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.
Founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, Thessaloniki's history spans some 2,300 years. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2010, Lonely Planet ranked Thessaloniki as the world's fifth-best party city worldwide, comparable to other cities such as Dubai and Montreal. For 2013 National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide.
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My Choice 756 - Vasilis Tsitsanis: Beautiful Thessaloniki
A Greek song, Beautiful Thessaloniki - ( Όμορφη Θεσσαλονίκη) - praising the beauty of the city. It was written by the Greek composer Vasilis Tsitsanis. It is sung by Glykeria (Γλυκερία).
We are showing photos of beautiful Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki is Greece' second major economic, industrial, commercial and
political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of
southeastern Europe. The city hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the
International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and the largest bi-annual meeting
of the Greek diaspora.
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, as well as several Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.
The city was founded around 315 BC by the King Cassander of Macedon, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and 26 other local villages. He
named it after his wife Thessalonike, a half-sister of Alexander the Great.
It was an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Macedon. After the fall of the
kingdom of Macedon in 168 BC, Thessalonica became a city of the Roman
Republic. It grew to be an important trade-hub located on the Via Egnatia
and facilitated trade between Europe and Asia. The city became the capital
of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia.
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THESSALONIKI THE UNESCO TREASURES
The fifteen monuments of Thessaloniki declared as World Heritage Sites. Trailer from a documentary produced by The Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece.
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00:03:59 1 Names and etymology
00:06:00 2 History
00:06:09 2.1 From classical antiquity to the Roman Empire
00:10:27 2.2 Byzantine era and Middle Ages
00:17:43 2.3 Ottoman period
00:23:48 2.4 20th century and since
00:36:06 3 Geography
00:36:15 3.1 Geology
00:37:36 3.2 Climate
00:41:08 4 Government
00:42:22 4.1 Thessaloniki Municipality
00:44:05 4.2 Other
00:45:41 5 Cityscape
00:45:50 5.1 Architecture
00:49:02 5.2 City centre
00:52:19 5.3 Ano Poli
00:53:48 5.4 Northwestern Thessaloniki
00:55:59 5.5 Southeastern Thessaloniki
00:57:50 5.6 Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments (UNESCO)
01:00:19 5.7 Urban sculpture
01:01:13 5.8 Thessaloniki 2012 Program
01:03:56 6 Economy
01:06:15 6.1 Services
01:08:16 6.2 Companies
01:10:30 6.3 Macroeconomic indicators
01:12:08 7 Demographics
01:12:17 7.1 Historical ethnic statistics
01:12:39 7.2 Population growth
01:13:19 7.3 Jews of Thessaloniki
01:20:24 7.4 Others
01:21:48 8 Culture
01:21:57 8.1 Leisure and entertainment
01:25:09 8.2 Parks and recreation
01:27:51 8.3 Museums and galleries
01:31:57 8.4 Archaeological sites
01:35:43 8.5 Festivals
01:39:38 8.6 Sports
01:42:48 8.7 Media
01:44:12 8.7.1 TV broadcasting
01:44:37 8.7.2 Press
01:45:19 8.8 Notable Thessalonians
01:48:30 8.9 Cuisine
01:49:58 8.10 Music
01:51:30 8.11 In popular culture
01:53:16 9 Education
01:55:57 10 Transport
01:56:06 10.1 Bus transport
01:56:56 10.2 Metro
01:59:29 10.3 Commuter/suburban rail (Proastiakos)
02:00:22 10.4 Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
02:01:23 10.5 Railways and ferry connections
02:03:19 10.6 Motorways
02:05:17 10.6.1 Future plans
02:08:38 11 International relations
02:08:51 11.1 Twin towns – sister cities
02:09:05 12 See also
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Thessaloniki (UK: , US: ; Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, romanized: Thessaloníki [θesaloˈnici] (listen)), also familiarly known as Thessalonica (, also US: ), Salonica or Salonika (, also US: ), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (i Symprōtévousa), literally the co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or co-reigning city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Axios/Vardar. The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 325,182 in 2011, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 824,676 and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,030,338 inhabitants in 2011. It is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre; it is a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through the Port of Thessaloniki. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and remained an important seaport and multi-ethnic metropolis during the nearly five centuries of Turkish rule. It passed from the Ottoman Empire to Gre ...
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Часть 28. Город Салоники (Греция)
Part 28. City Thessaloniki (Greece)
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Сало́ни́ки, Фессало́ники (греч. Θεσσαλονίκη, Тесалоники; тур. Selanik; ст.-слав. Солѹнь) — второй по величине город Греции с населением, вместе с пригородными территориями, более 1 104 460 человек (2011 год).
Салоники - административный центр греческой периферии (региона) Центральная Македония
В Салониках расположены: университет Аристотеля — крупнейший университет на Балканах, аэропорт Македония и крупный морской порт, по своему экономическому значению занимающий второе место после Пирея. В окрестностях города большое количество небольших населённых пунктов, которые летом являются местом туризма.
Город Салоники был основан царём Македонии Кассандром в 315 году до н. э. Женой царя Кассандра была единокровная сестра Александра Великого — Фессалоника, именем которой царь назвал новый город.
В VI—VII веках готы и славяне несколько раз тщетно пытались взять Фессалоники. В 904 году город разграбили сарацинские пираты, и 22 000 жителей были проданы в рабство. В 995 году городом ненадолго овладели болгары. В 1185 году город был взят и разграблен сицилийскими норманнами.
С 1206 года Салоники — столица латинского государства — Фессалоникского королевства, являвшегося частью Латинской империи.
В 1387—1402 годах город принадлежал туркам. После поражения турок от Тамерлана был возвращён Византии. В 1423 году власть в полуразорённом городе была передана венецианцам, стремившимся контролировать Средиземноморье и его торгово-экономический сектор.
Турки вновь осаждали город с 1426 по 1430 год, и в 1430 году окончательно захватили. Греческая элита переживала полный моральный и психологический упадок, греки массово переходили в ислам, их жизнь и быт отуречивались. Город стал частью Османской империи.
В самом начале Освободительной войны Греции, в 1821 году, восставшие греки, которыми руководил Стаматиос Капсас, попытались с боем взять Салоники, но безуспешно. Город был отвоёван греками лишь в ходе Балканских войн 1912—1913 годов.
В годы Второй мировой войны город был оккупирован немецкими войсками. В 1943 году Германия готовилась передать город под контроль союзной ей Болгарии, чтобы высвободить войска для отправки на Восточный фронт, но не решилась на этот шаг после массовых протестов по всей Греции и опасаясь всплеска и без того массового партизанского движения Город был освобождён Греческой Народно-освободительной Армией — ЭЛАС 27 октября 1944 года, в день памяти Димитрия Солунского, святого покровителя города.
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Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 385,406 in 2007, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 800,764. and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,104,460 inhabitants in 2011.
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.
The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to modern Greece on 8 November 1912.
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. For 2013, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide, while in 2014 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle. Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination for street photography in Greece.The city was founded around 315 BC by the King Cassander of Macedon, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and 26 other local villages. He named it after his wife Thessalonike, a half-sister of Alexander the Great and princess of Macedon as daughter of Philip II. Under the kingdom of Macedon the city retained its own autonomy and parliament and evolved to become the most important city in Macedon.
After the fall of the kingdom of Macedon in 168 BC, Thessalonica became a free city of the Roman Republic under Mark Antony in 41 BC. It grew to be an important trade-hub located on the Via Egnatia, the road connecting Dyrrhachium with Byzantium, which facilitated trade between Thessaloniki and great centers of commerce such as Rome and Byzantium. Thessaloniki also lay at the southern end of the main north-south route through the Balkans along the valleys of the Morava and Axios river valleys, thereby linking the Balkans with the rest of Greece. The city later became the capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia. Later it became the capital of all the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire because of the city's importance in the Balkan peninsula.
At the time of the Roman Empire, about 50 A.D., Thessaloniki was also an important center for the spread of Christianity; while on his second missionary journey, Paul the Apostle visited this city's chief synagogue on three Sabbaths and sowed the seeds for Thessaloniki's first Christian church. Later, Paul wrote two letters to the new church at Thessaloniki, preserved in the Bible canon as First and Second Thessalonians. Some scholars hold that the First Epistle to the Thessalonians is the first written book of the New Testament.
In 306 AD, Thessaloníki acquired a patron saint, St. Demetrius, a native of Thessalonica whom Galerius put to death. A basilical church was first built in the 5th century AD dedicated to St.Demetrius.
When the Roman Empire was divided into the tetrarchy, Thessaloniki became the administrative capital of one of the four portions of the Empire under Galerius Maximianus Caesar, where Galerius commissioned an imperial palace, a new hippodrome, a triumphal arch and a mausoleum among others.
In 379, when the Roman Prefecture of Illyricum was divided between the East and West Roman Empires, Thessaloniki became the capital of the new Prefecture of Illyricum. In 390, Gothic troops under the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, led a massacre against the inhabitants of Thessalonica, who had risen in revolt against the Gothic soldiers. With the Fall of Rome in 476, Thessaloniki became the second-largest city of the Eastern Roman Empire.
THESSALONIKI - Greece Travel Guide | Around The World
Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki), also familiarly known as Thessalonica or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally the co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or co-reigning city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.
Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Axios/Vardar.
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre; it is a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through the Port of Thessaloniki. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.
The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece on 8 November 1912.
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2013, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide, while in 2014 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle. Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination for street photography in Greece.
Thessaloniki is not only regarded as the cultural and entertainment capital of northern Greece but also the cultural capital of the country.The city's main theaters, run by the National Theatre of Northern Greece (Greek: Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος) which was established in 1961, include the Theater of the Society of Macedonian Studies, where the National Theater is based, the Royal Theater (Vasiliko Theatro) -the first base of the National Theater-, Moni Lazariston, and the Earth Theater and Forest Theater, both amphitheatrical open-air theatres overlooking the city.
Thessaloniki is home of a number of festivals and events. The Thessaloniki International Trade Fair is the most important event to be hosted in the city annually, by means of economic development. It was first established in 1926 and takes place every year at the 180,000 m2 (1,937,503.88 sq ft) Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center. The event attracts major political attention and it is customary for the Prime Minister of Greece to outline his administration's policies for the next year, during event. Over 250,000 visitors attended the exposition in 2010. The new Art Thessaloniki, is starting first time 29.10. – 1 November 2015 as an international contemporary art fair. The Thessaloniki International Film Festival is established as one of the most important film festivals in Southern Europe, with a number of notable film makers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Faye Dunaway, Catherine Deneuve, Irene Papas and Fatih Akın taking part, and was established in 1960. The Documentary Festival, founded in 1999, has focused on documentaries that explore global social and cultural developments, with many of the films presented being candidates for FIPRESCI and Audience Awards.
Bitola
Bitola (Macedonian: Битола [ˈbitɔɫa] ( ) known also by several alternative names) is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, 14 kilometres (9 miles) north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. It is an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the city of the consuls, since many European countries have consulates in Bitola. According to the 2002 census, Bitola is the second largest city in the country. Bitola is also the seat of the Bitola Municipality. Bitola is one of the oldest cities on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded as Heraclea Lyncestis in the middle of the 4th century BC by Philip II of Macedon. During the Ottoman rule the city was the last capital of Ottoman Rumelia.
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Thessaloniki
00:02:51 1 Names and etymology
00:04:27 2 History
00:04:36 2.1 From classical antiquity to the Roman Empire
00:07:53 2.2 Byzantine era and Middle Ages
00:13:24 2.3 Ottoman period
00:18:02 2.4 20th century and since
00:27:30 3 Geography
00:27:39 3.1 Geology
00:28:42 3.2 Climate
00:31:25 4 Government
00:32:23 4.1 Thessaloniki Municipality
00:33:45 4.2 Other
00:35:00 5 Cityscape
00:35:09 5.1 Architecture
00:37:36 5.2 City centre
00:40:05 5.3 Ano Poli
00:41:14 5.4 Southeastern Thessaloniki
00:43:25 5.5 Northwestern Thessaloniki
00:44:46 5.6 Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments (UNESCO)
00:46:39 5.7 Thessaloniki 2012 Program
00:48:45 6 Economy
00:50:34 6.1 Services
00:52:08 6.2 Companies
00:53:41 6.3 Macroeconomic indicators
00:54:58 7 Demographics
00:55:07 7.1 Historical ethnic statistics
00:55:25 7.2 Population growth
00:55:58 7.3 Jews of Thessaloniki
01:01:22 7.4 Others
01:02:27 8 Culture
01:02:36 8.1 Leisure and entertainment
01:05:03 8.2 Parks and recreation
01:07:08 8.3 Museums and galleries
01:10:15 8.4 Archaeological sites
01:13:07 8.5 Festivals
01:16:08 8.6 Sports
01:18:33 8.7 Media
01:19:38 8.7.1 TV broadcasting
01:19:59 8.7.2 Press
01:20:32 8.8 Notable Thessalonians
01:22:49 8.9 Cuisine
01:23:57 8.10 Music
01:25:09 8.11 In popular culture
01:26:19 9 Education
01:28:22 10 Transport
01:28:31 10.1 Bus transport
01:29:11 10.2 Metro
01:31:09 10.3 Commuter/suburban rail (Proastiakos)
01:31:52 10.4 Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
01:32:40 10.5 Railways and ferry connections
01:34:09 10.6 Motorways
01:35:40 10.6.1 Future plans
01:38:17 11 International relations
01:38:28 11.1 Twin towns – sister cities
01:38:40 12 See also
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Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki [θesaloˈnici] (listen), also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally the co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or co-reigning city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Axios/Vardar. The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 325,182 in 2011, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 788,952 and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,012,297 inhabitants in 2011. It is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre; it is a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through the Port of Thessaloniki. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece on 8 November 1912. It is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in ...