Μουσείο Βασιλικών Τάφων Αιγών, Βεργίνα / Museum of Royal Tombs of Aigai - Vergina, Greece
Με την αποκάλυψη των βασιλικών τάφων των Αιγών, το 1977, άρχισε αμέσως η συντήρηση των περίφημων τοιχογραφιών που τους διακοσμούσαν. Παράλληλα, δημιουργήθηκε επιτόπου εργαστήριο συντήρησης για την διάσωση και αποκατάσταση των εξαιρετικά σημαντικών κινητών ευρημάτων που περιείχαν. Για την προστασία των βασιλικών τάφων κατασκευάστηκε το 1993 υπόγειο κτίριο που εγκιβωτίζει και προστατεύει τα αρχαία μνημεία, διατηρώντας σταθερές τις συνθήκες θερμοκρασίας και υγρασίας, πράγμα απαραίτητο για την διάσωση των τοιχογραφιών.
Το κτίσμα αυτό εξωτερικά έχει τη μορφή χωμάτινου τύμβου, ενώ στο εσωτερικό του εκτίθενται από το Νοέμβριο του 1997 οι θησαυροί που βρέθηκαν μέσα στους βασιλικούς τάφους.
Υπηρετώντας το ουτοπικό όνειρο της αιώνιας διατήρησης, η σύγχρονη τεχνολογία επιστρατεύεται για να σταματήσει τη φυσική διαδικασία της φθοράς. Το αρχαίο αντικείμενο καθαρίζεται, συντηρείται, αποκαθίσταται και εκτίθεται στο κοινό αποξενωμένο από την πρωτογενή λειτουργία του. Ό,τι πέθανε και θάφτηκε, ακολουθώντας το νεκρό στον τάφο του, μπορεί ίσως να επιστρέψει κάποτε ξανά στο φως, όμως ποτέ πια δε θα είναι αυτό που ήταν.
Ο τρόπος έκθεσης οφείλει να σέβεται τη μορφή και το χαρακτήρα του, ωστόσο δεν μπορεί παρά να εκφράζει την αισθητική των συγχρόνων στις ιδεολογικές ανάγκες των οποίων απευθύνεται. Με γνώμονα αυτές τις σκέψεις επιλέχθηκαν για την έκθεση φόρμες αυστηρά λιτές, διαχρονικά γεωμετρικές και υλικά μοντέρνα και ουδέτερα που ανταποκρίνονται στις πιο αυστηρές προδιαγραφές συντήρησης: μέταλλο, κρύσταλλο, θαμπό αλουμίνιο, συνθετικό γυαλί. Χρησιμοποιήθηκε ό,τι καλύτερο διαθέτει η σύγχρονη διεθνής τεχνολογία στον τομέα της μουσειογραφίας, μετάλλινες, στεγανές, αυτόνομα κλιματιζόμενες προθήκες, κρυστάλλινες οπτικές ίνες, μετάλλινα, ηχοαπορροφητικά πετάσματα, πολλαπλά ηλεκτρονικά συστήματα ελέγχου, ώστε να εξασφαλίσουμε τις καλύτερες δυνατές συνθήκες προστασίας και διαρκούς συντήρησης για τα ευρήματα, χωρίς ωστόσο να θυσιάσουμε την ατμοσφαιρικότητα που έπρεπε να έχει αυτή η έκθεση που θέλει να απευθύνεται όχι μόνο στη λογική αλλά και στο συναίσθημα.
Παίρνοντας ως αξίωμα την ιδέα ότι ο θάνατος, το παρελθόν, το χώμα και η λήθη είναι σκιά και απουσία χρώματος, ενώ η ζωή και η μνήμη είναι φως και χρώμα, οι εμπνευστές αυτής της έκθεσης δημιούργησαν έναν κόσμο σκιών, όπου πάμφωτα και θερμά βασιλεύουν τα αρχαία αντικείμενα και όπου, εκτός από τα μνημεία, το μόνο χρώμα είναι η πορφύρα, υπαινιγμός του αίματος των βασιλικών νεκρών. Το σκοτάδι που βασιλεύει στο χώρο γεννά δέος, κάνει τις φωνές να γίνονται ψίθυροι και υποβάλλει την ατμόσφαιρα της χώρας των νεκρών, όπου ο επισκέπτης πλανιέται ξετυλίγοντας το κουβάρι της μνήμης.
eupribeag.com (GR) Vergina- tomb of Philip II Macedon
Vergina city is known as the site of ancient Aigai, the first capital of Macedonia. In 336 BC Philip II was assassinated here, in the theatre by his own bodyguard, and Alexander the Great was proclaimed king.
The burial site of the kings of Macedonia is called Great Tumulus where were found four buried tombs, two of which had never been disturbed, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great and also of Alexander IV of Macedon, son of Alexander the Great and Roxana, wife of Alexander the Great.
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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Vergina, Macedonia, Greece - The Tomb of Philip II
Philip II of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Β΄ ὁ Μακεδών, Phílippos II ho Makedṓn; 382–336 BC) was the king (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, the third son of King Amyntas III, and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III.
Macedonian Kings Tombs - Vergina Greece ( GR Subs)
Two documentaries on excavations, finds and catalytic conclusions from the royal tombs of Vergina..
Macedonian Tomb - Vergina, Central Macedonia, Greece
Recorded on July 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Macedonian Treasures of Vergina & Pella
Vergina - The town is better known for its remains of Aigai, the first capital of Macedon. It was here in 336 BC that Philip II was assassinated in the theatre and Alexander the Great was proclaimed king.
The burial sites of the kings of Macedon, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great (Tomb II) and also of Alexander IV of Macedon, son of Alexander the Great and Roxana (Tomb III).
Pella - Visit the monumental palatial complex that occupies the northernmost hill of the city, and covers an area of 60.000 m2. Wander around the city’s commercial and manufacturing centre, the so-called agora (ayorá), which was in fact the biggest agora of the ancient world. This huge building complex of 70.000m2 included shops, workshops, administration offices, and the repository of the city’s historical records. The main avenue of agora was actually connected with the city’s port, the ruins of which are still visible today.
The ancient agora is constructed according to the famous urban planning of Hippodamus (Hippodamian grid plan): well-defined city blocks, paved streets with sidewalks, and elaborate water supply and sewage systems. They all illustrate Pella’s modern infrastructure and sophisticated urban design. The two-storey private houses built in Doric and Ionic style brings to mind images of a prosperous, ancient, city.
You will certainly be impressed by the outstanding mosaic floors that used to decorate the city's grand mansions – the most famous are the ones depicting the Abduction of Helen, Rapture, the Amazonomachy (the battle of Amazons), and the Deer Hunt. You can marvel at these decorated floors (considered the most important group of mosaics in Macedonia) at the New Archaeological Museum of Pella.
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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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The modern town of Vergina was founded in 1922 near the two small agricultural villages of Koutles (Greek: Κούτλες ; Turkish Kütles) and Barbes (Mπάρμπες) previously owned by the Turkish bey of Palatitsi and inhabited by 25 Greek families in his employ as serfs. After the Treaty of Lausanne and the eviction of the Bey landlords, the land was distributed in lots to the existing inhabitants, and to 121 other Greek families from Bulgaria and Asia Minor after population exchange agreements between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. The name for the new town was suggested by the then Metropolitan of Veria, who named it after a legendary queen of ancient Beroea (the modern Veria) who had supposedly lived in the vicinity.
Vergina is situated close to the site of ancient Aigai (or Aegae), once the royal capital of ancient Macedon, ruled by the Argead dynasty from about 650 BC onwards. The ruins of another Aigai, one of the Aeolian dodecapolis, lie 35 km S of Pergamon, by the modern Aiolis, Turkey.
The town became internationally famous in 1977, when the Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos unearthed what he claimed was the burial site of the kings of Macedon, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. Although the identification of Philip II as one of the kings buried there has been disputed, there is no doubt that the site is of great archaeological importance.
The larnax (gold casket) which Andronikos identified as containing the remains of Philip II has a symbol of a sun or star on its lid, and this Vergina Sun has been adopted as a symbol of Greek Macedonia. It became the subject of international controversy in 1991 when the newly independent former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia used the symbol on its flag. This outraged Greek public opinion, which saw the use of the symbol as an insult to its historical heritage and implying a territorial claim on Greece. In 1995 the Republic of Macedonia agreed to drop the use of the symbol.
The entrance to the Great Tumulus Museum at Vergina
The entrance to the Great Tumulus Museum at Vergina
Archaeologists were interested in the hills around Vergina as early as the 1850s, knowing that the site of Aigai was in the vicinity and suspecting that the hills were burial mounds. Excavations began in 1861 under the French archaeologist Leon Heuzey, sponsored by the Emperor Napoleon III. Parts of the Macedonian royal palace of Palatista were discovered. However, the excavations had to be abandoned because of the risk of malaria.
In 1937 the University of Thessaloniki resumed the excavations. More ruins of the ancient palace were found, but the excavations were abandoned on the outbreak of war with Italy in 1939. After the war the excavations were resumed and during the 1950s and 1960s the rest of the royal capital was uncovered. Manolis Andronikos became convinced that a hill called the Great Tumulus (in Greek, Μεγάλη Τούμπα) concealed the tombs of the Macedonian Kings.
In 1977 Andronikos undertook a six-week dig at the Tumulus and found four buried chambers which he identified as hitherto undisturbed tombs. Three more were found in 1980. Excavations continued through the 1980s and 1990s. Andronikos maintained that one of the tombs was of Philip II, and another was of Alexander IV of Macedon, son of Alexander the Great. This has now become the firm view of Greek archaeologists and the Greek government, but some other archaeologists dispute this identification.
A large quantity of works of art, many in gold, were recovered from the tombs. These included the larnax with the Sun of Vergina on the lid, which Andronikos maintains contained the cremated remains of Philip II. These treasures were temporarily housed in the Thessaloniki Archeological Museum. Recently they were returned to Vergina and installed in a museum which has been built inside the Great Tumulus.
After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire was divided between a number of successors. Aigai remained the capital of the Macedonian kings. Under Antigonus II Gonatas in the 3rd century BC, the palace of Palatista was constructed at Aigai but was later partly destroyed by fire. More tombs were constructed during this period.
In 168 BC, the Roman Republic invaded, overthrew the Antigonid Dynasty and destroyed Aigai. It was later rebuilt but declined after the 1st century AD. The city was eventually abandoned.
In 1996, the archaeological importance of Vergina led UNESCO to add it to its list of World Heritage Sites.
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Photograph: The famous myrtle diadem, a gold and glass enamel wreath, was produced by the same workshop that archaeologists deem responsible for the treasures found in the royal tombs of Philip II at Vergina. Having been smuggled out of Greece in 1992 the wreath was finally sold in Switzerland for 1.150.000 USD before it reached the Getty Museum a year later. It was returned to Greece by the Museum in 2007 and is currently on display at the Vergina Museum. Scholars believe that it was probably manufactured for a Macedonian queen of the 4th century BC.
Detailed information on the myrtle wreath is available here: