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Thessaloniki
Kastoria Kavala
Kozani
Florina
Giannitsa
Vergina Edessa
Serres
Drama
Katerini
Veria
PELLA
PELLA
THE CAPITAL OF MACEDONIA
250
YEARS OF PROSPERITY
Transferring the capital of the kingdom
from Aegae to Pella in around 400 B. C., King Archelaus made it the greatest of all
Macedonian cities. Grandiosity characterized the whole structure of the city. The palace
complex alone, situated on the hill dominating the city, occupied 60.000 sq. meters.
For 250 years Pella was the cultural center of the Greek world and a pole of attraction
for famous artists of the age (Zeuxis. Apelles, Lysippos, Leocharis), It experienced its
greatest prosperity during the reign of Alexander the Great, when it came to be called
"Metropolis of the Macedonians - Homeland of Philip and Alexander". Thanks to
archaeological excavations, luxurious private houses with the famous mosaic floors were
uncovered. as well as sanctuaries. an agora covering an area of 70.000 sq. m., cemeteries
and finds which visitors may now view in the local museum.
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