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Vergina (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 28 52 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.4811 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 18 49 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.3136 decimal degrees |
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Note: Town located on the site of an ancient city stretching between Haliakmon river and town of Palatitsa; was capital of kingdom of Lower Macedonia; ruins include prehistoric cemetery, royal tombs, acropolis & Macedonian palace. Archaeological find in 1970s established this as the burial site of Philip II and other kings of Macedon, confirming that the site is ancient Aigai. |
Names: |
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| Vergina (preferred,C,V)
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| Veryina (C,V)
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| Vergína (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Βεργίνα (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Verghina (H,V,S)
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| Veria (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Veryína (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kútles (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Aigai (H,V)
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| Aigeai (H,V)
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| Αἰγαί (H,V,Greek,U)
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Imathía (regional division) (P) |
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Vergina (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was continuously inhabited from Early Bronze Age (3rd mill. BC), flourished by Early Iron Age (11th-8th cen. BCE) |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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spoils were taken from the site in 16th cen., organized excavations began in 1850s; famed for tomb of Philip II (359-336 BC) |
| World Heritage Site (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Aigai .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Turkey, Manisa) [7594748] |
| possibly identified as .... |
Balla .......... (lost settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Region of Central Macedonia, Imathía regional division) [7018836] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Aigeai.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/491512 |
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