Ancient macedonia

Map of Historical Ethnic Macedonia

Along the east gradient of the tumulus are two non-pillaged cist graves; their investigation offers interesting evidence on the social rank of the defunct and on the burial habits of the time.

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Alexander the Great in the Oracle of Ammon. ✦ Art, Metal. Canvas and Card Print: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/sandra_delgado/alexander-the-great-in-the-oracle-of-ammon/

” Macedonia my divine motherland” SG Occupying the bigger part of Northern Greece, Macedonia first appears on the historical scene as a geographical-politic…

Balkan Heritage excavation and field school at Stobi, the capital city of Roman Macedonia Secunda, nowadays in North Macedonia.

Macedonia is a historic region that spans northern Greece and the Balkan Peninsula and was once the center of a sprawling empire under Alexander the Great.

Germanic tribes.

Given the sometimes confusing accounts from ancient writers, historians can only deduce that the Somatophylakes or Bodyguards probably comprised a separate unit within the ancient Macedonian army. One of the clues comes from the position of the Royal Bodyguard (Somatophylax Basilikos) – which was considered as the senior-most rank in the army.

Viste le recenti scoperte di Anfipoli era doveroso un omaggio alla dinastia Macedone... ecco la mia versione di Filippo II il Macedone, padre ... Philip II of Macedon