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Άγαλμα Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου Γιαννιτσά - Statue of Alexander the Great Giannitsa

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 -- 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégasiii[›] from the Greek ἀλέξω alexo to defend, help + ἀνήρ aner man), was a king of Macedon, a Greek state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders.

Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, to the throne in 336 BC after Philip was assassinated. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He had been awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid empire, ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire.i[›] At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.

Seeking to reach the ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea, he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs.

Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion his conquests engendered. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mold of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and myth of Greek and non-Greek cultures. He became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves, and military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics.

Alexander the Great Museum Reproductions Hellenistic Sculptures Statues and Busts

Alexander the Great Reproductions by Ancient Sculpture Gallery

Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus. Having conquered the entire Persian Empire he made Macedonia the largest world empire, stretching from Europe to India. For the next three centuries the Macedonians ruled most of this vast area, ending with Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, the last Macedonian ruler of Egypt. This period of 300 years is known today as Hellenistic. We honor the great Macedonian with all sorts of reproductions. We have statues, busts, reliefs, even the helmet and shield of the king. Included are the Alexander Sarcophagus, the Alexander Mosaic, the statues from the Pella museum and Istanbul Archaeological Museum, the busts from museums of Athens, London, Istanbul, and Munich. In all, our Alexander the Great collection of artworks is unsurpassed and is the most complete reproduction collection in the world.

Statues of Alexander the Great & Philip II of Macedon in Macedonia, Greece

Αγάλματα του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου και του Φιλίππου Β 'της Μακεδονίας στη Μακεδονία, Ελλάς

Statuen von Alexander den Großen & Philipp II von Makedonien, in Makedonien Griechenland

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The Australian Museum: Alexander The Great 2000 years of treasures

The Australian Museum: Alexander The Great 2000 years of treasures

The largest exhibition ever seen in Australia from the State Hermitage, Russia.

The exhibition will feature over 400 objects, spanning over 2000 years -- many seen in Australia for the first time.

Alexander The Great created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the time he was only 32 years old. His accomplishments and influence on culture, religion and military strategy changed the world. Alexander The Great: 2000 years of treasures celebrates the man, his journey and legacy of one of history's most enigmatic and important figures through objects and works of art.

In 336 B.C., Alexander the Great became the leader of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia. By the time he died 13 years later, Alexander had built an empire that stretched from Greece all the way to India. That brief but thorough empire-building campaign changed the world: It spread Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia. Historians call this era the Hellenistic period.

ΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ 3

ΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ 2

ΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ 5

ΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ 6

ΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ 1

Edessa Pella Greece Έδεσσα Πέλλας

Έδεσσα Πέλλας (edessa pella greece)
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Η Έδεσσα (παλαιότερα ονομάζονταν παράλληλα και Βοδενά ή Πόλη των Νερών), είναι πόλη και πρωτεύουσα του Νομού Πέλλας, ανήκει στην Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας και είναι επίσης πρωτεύουσα του διευρυμένου Καλλικρατικού Δήμου Έδεσσας. Η πόλη είναι φημισμένη για τους καταρράκτες της, και βρίσκεται πάνω στην αρχαία Εγνατία Οδό. Ιδρύθηκε το 813 π.Χ. από τον πρώτο Μακεδόνα Βασιλειά, τον Ηρακλείδη Κάρανο και ήταν η πρώτη πρωτεύουσα του Μακεδονικού Βασιλείου.[1]

Γνώρισε πλούσιο βιομηχανικό παρελθόν κατά την διάρκεια του μεσοπολέμου. Ο πληθυσμός της πόλης της Έδεσσας είναι 18.229, ενώ αυτός του διευρυμένου Δήμου Έδεσσας ανέρχεται στους 28.814 κατοίκους (απογραφή 2011). Επίσης μέχρι την ανακάλυψη των Βασιλικών Τάφων της Βεργίνας στην Ημαθία, από τον Μανώλη Ανδρόνικο πολλοί ακόμα πιστεύουν ότι οι Αρχαίες Αιγές βρίσκονται στο Αρχαιολογικό χώρο της πόλης, βάσει απόψεων αρχαιολόγων.

Η Έδεσσα απέχει 95 χλμ. από τη Θεσσαλονίκη, και 25 χλμ. από την Αριδαία.

Edessa (Ancient Greek: Ἔδεσσα; Turkish: Şanlıurfa; Arabic: الرها‎‎; Kurdish: Riha‎) was a city in Upper Mesopotamia, founded on an earlier site by Seleucus I Nicator ca. 302 BC. It was also known as Antiochia on the Callirhoe from the 2nd century BC. It was the capital of the semi-independent kingdom of Osroene from c. 132 BC and fell under direct Roman rule in ca. 242. It became an important early centre of Syriac Christianity. It fell to the Muslim conquest in 639, was briefly re-taken by Byzantium in 1031, and became the center of the Crusader state of the County of Edessa during 1098–1144. It fell to the Turkic Zengid dynasty in 1144 and was eventually absorbed by the Ottoman Empire in 1517. The modern name of the city is Urfa, in the Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey's Southeast Anatolia Region.

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Macedonia The layout of ancient Pella, Greece.

Macedonia The layout of ancient Pella, Greece.

Encyclopedia Brittanica:
Learn about the significant layout of the ancient city of Pella.

The city was founded by Archelaus (413--399 BC) as the capital of his kingdom, replacing the older palace-city of Aigai (Vergina). After this, it was the seat of the king Philip II and of Alexander, his son. In 168 BC, it was sacked by the Romans, and its treasury transported to Rome. Later, the city was destroyed by an earthquake and eventually was rebuilt over its ruins. By 180 AD, Lucian could describe it in passing as now insignificant, with very few inhabitants.

Pella is first mentioned by Herodotus of Halicarnassus (VII, 123) in relation to Xerxes' campaign and by Thucydides (II, 99,4 and 100,4) in relation to Macedonian expansion and the war against Sitalces, the king of the Thracians. According to Xenophon, in the beginning of the 4th century BC, it was the largest Macedonian city. It was probably built as the capital of the kingdom by Archelaus, although there appears to be some possibility that it may have been Amyntas. It attracted Greek artists such the painter Zeuxis, the poet Timotheus of Miletus and the tragic author Euripides who finishes his days there writing and producing Archelaus.

Archelaus invited the painter Zeuxis, the greatest painter of the time, to decorate it. He was later the host of the Athenian playwright Euripides in his retirement. Euripides Bacchae premiered here, about 408 BC. Pella was the birthplace of Philip II and of Alexander, his son. The hilltop palace of Philip, where Aristotle tutored young Alexander, is being excavated.

In antiquity, Pella was a port connected to the Thermaic Gulf by a navigable inlet, but the harbor has silted, leaving the site landlocked. The reign of Antigonus likely represented the height of the city, as this is the period which has left us the most archaeological remains.

Pella is further mentioned by Polybius and Livy as the capital of Philip V and of Perseus during the Macedonian Wars. In the writings of Livy, we find the only description of how the city looked in 167 BC to Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus, the Roman who defeated Perseus at the battle of Pydna:

...[Paulus] observed that it was not without good reason that it had been chosen as the royal residence. It is situated on the south-west slope of a hill and surrounded by a marsh too deep to be crossed on foot either in summer or winter. The citadel the Phacus, which is close to the city, stands in the marsh itself, projecting like an island, and is built on a huge substructure which is strong enough to carry a wall and prevent any damage from the infiltration from the water of the lagoon. At a distance it appears to be continuous with the city wall, but it is really separated by a channel which flows between the two walls and is connected with the city by a bridge. Thus it cuts off all means of access from an external foe, and if the king shut anyone up there, there could be no possibility of escape except by the bridge, which could be very easily guarded..[2]
The famous poet Aratus died in Pella c. 240 BC. Pella was sacked by the Romans in 168 BC, when its treasury was transported to Rome.

In the Roman province of Macedonia, Pella was the capital of the third district, and was possibly the seat of the Roman governor. Crossed by the Via Egnatia (Strabo VII, 323), Pella remained a significant point on the route between Dyrrachium and Thessalonika. Cicero stayed there in 58 BC, but by then the provincial seat had already transferred to Thessalonika. It was then destroyed by earthquake in the first century BCE; shops and workshops dating from the catastrophe have been found with remains of their merchandise. The city was eventually rebuilt over its ruins, which preserved them, but ca 180 AD Lucian of Samosata could describe it in passing as now insignificant, with very few inhabitants [3]

The city went into decline for reasons unknown (possibly an earthquake) by the end of the 1st century BC. It was the object of a colonial deduction sometime between 45 and 30 BC; in any case currency was marked Colonia Iulia Augusta Pella. Augustus settled peasants there whose land he had usurped to give to his veterans (Dio Cassius LI, 4). But unlike other Macedonian colonies such as Philippi, Dion, and Cassandreia it never came under the jurisdiction of ius Italicum or Roman law. Four pairs of colonial magistrates (IIvirs quinquennales) are known for this period.

The decline of the city was rapid, in spite of colonization: Dio Chrysostom and Lucian both attest to the ruin of the ancient capital of Philip II and Alexander; though their accounts may be exaggerated. In fact, the Roman city was somewhat to the west of and distinct from the original capital; which explains some contradictions between coinage, epigraphs, and testimonial accounts. In the Byzantine period, the Roman site was occupied by a fortified village.

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Alexander the Great and Hellenstic Greece

Look at the fall of Greece and hellenistic Greece

My name is Merwan Ahme: This is my story

Merwan Ahme was born in the village Tal Mansour, in Al Hasakah, Syria. They were seven children in his family, and although Merwan loved school, he was forced to quit in his adolescence due to their difficult financial situation. Since he was a child, he started drawing and painting. He got married and had six children, a son and five daughters. The gang fights and the constant bombing led them to send their son to Turkey and join him after a while, in 2013. Their journey had begun. Merwan and his family still live in a small village near the borders with Syria. His life is really difficult. He does not have a job, or support, he does not have the chance to grow as an artist and meet other painters. His biggest suffer is that his children had to quit school in order to work and help the family. In the years gone by, he lost many family members and friends to the war. However, in order to fight back, he took his brush again and starting painting again with passion. His nephew Kawa Hadji Madjid, who is now a refugee in Greece, was the one who encouraged him to draw and take part in exhibitions by distance in Greece, the USA and the Czech Republic. Through his nephew, he came in contact with “Alkyone” Refugee Day Center in Thessaloniki and this communication lead to this video creation and an exhibition of this paintings in printed form; which was an opportunity for his artwork and his story to travel and be seen and heard. His dream is to get asylum in Spain, the country of Picasso, Goya, Dali.
“My daily misery keeps me away from reality and the only things I have left are some brushes, some paper and my dream to reach Spain…”.

This video was created by Alkyone Refugee Day Center’s communication and social integration activities team in the framework of the promotion of intercultural communication and dialogue.
We cordially thank all those who contributed to the result of this effort.
Text: Merwan Ahme
Narration: Ibrahim Ayan
Text translation from Arabic to English: Ibrahim Ayan
Editing of Greek and English Texts: Angeliki Gabriella Sampsonidou
Musical Editing: Evangelia Kirkine, Angeliki Gabriella Sampsonidou
Editing – Video creation: Evangelia Kirkine
Kawa Hadji Madjid, Syrian painter living in Greece for his support and his dedication to the promotion of refugees artists work.
Special thanks to the musician and composer Abraham Papaioannou for his courtesy to grant two of his instrumental pieces and his song “Take Psyche” that is heard at the end of the video for the needs of this work.
“Requiem” (2010)
“Kitchen’s waltz” (2015)
“Take Soul”, (2015),
Lyrics-Music: Abraham Papaioannou
Song: Vasso Belgradi
The song was written in the theatrical site specific performance “I am your home ...” (Theatrical Workshop of Giannitsa 2015)

Alexander the Great of Macedon - Biography

Alexander the Great of Macedon - Biography
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Alexander was born on the 6th day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to 20 July 356 BC, although the exact date is not known, in Pella, the capital of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. He was the son of the king of Macedon, Philip II, and his fourth wife, Olympias, the daughter of Neoptolemus I, king of Epirus. Although Philip had seven or eight wives, Olympias was his principal wife for some time, likely a result of giving birth to Alexander.

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 -- 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégasiii[›] from the Greek ἀλέξω alexo to defend, help + ἀνήρ aner man), was a Greek king of Macedon, a Greek state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders.
Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, to the throne in 336 BC after Philip was assassinated. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. In 334 BC, he invaded Achaemenid- ruled Asia Minor and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire.i[›] At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.
Seeking to reach the ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea, he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs.
Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion his conquests engendered. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mold of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and myth of Greek and non-Greek cultures. He became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves, and military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics.

Alexander the Great. Collection 75mm 1:23 metal toy soldier statue

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Alexander's Empire Movie

A slide show about Alexander the Great's rule.

Alexander the Great - Edgar Cayce's Reincarnational History of Ancient Greece

Alexander the Great - Edgar Cayce's Reincarnational History of Ancient Greece
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Cayce gave a reading for a child who was said to have been Alexander in a past life. The character and motivation of this great conqueror are explored within the context of reincarnation. Five individuals associated with Alexander (three military associates and two people from conquered lands) are also discussed.

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In 336 B.C., Alexander the Great became the leader of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia. By the time he died 13 years later, Alexander had built an empire that stretched from Greece all the way to India. That brief but thorough empire-building campaign changed the world: It spread Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia. Historians call this era the Hellenistic period.

Trainspotting UrbanDig Trailer

Στιγμές από τις πρόβες και την παράσταση UrbanDig Project 7: Trainspotting Κόρινθος στον ερειπωμένο σιδηροδομικό σταθμό Κορίνθου. Την παράσταση σκηνοθέτησε η ομάδα όχι παίζουμε στις 15 Ιουνίου 2013 στο πλαίσιο του Φαντάσου την Πόλη: Ενεργοποίηση του παλαιού σταθμού Κορίνθου. Συμμετείχαν 107 Κορίνθιοι ερασιτέχνες και επαγγελματίες καλλιτέχνες που μαζί με τους 750 θεατές επανέφεραν στο σταθμό τις συναντήσεις και αναχωρήσεις που κάποτε γνώριζε, αυτή τη φορά καλλιτεχνικές. Έφεραν υπόσχεση κίνησης στο πλέον ακίνητο τοπίο.

Moments from the rehearsals and the performance UrbanDig Project 7: Trainspotting Korinthos at the deserted railway station of Korinth, directed by Ohi Pezoume Performing Arts Company. The performance was directed by Ohi Pezoume Performing Arts Company as part of Imagine the City: Korinth. 107 amateur and professional Korinthian artists participated who together with the 750 audience members brought back to the station the joinings and departures once abundant here, this time in an artistic context. They brought promise of movement in the now still landscape.

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Φωτογραφίες: Irina Vosgerau
Τραγούδι:
Ερμηνεία Γιώργος Καραδήμος
Μουσική Χρίστος Θεοδώρου
Στίχοι Γιώργος Σαχίνης
Μοντάς: Ειρήνη Φοσγκεράου

Παράσταση/ Theater play:

Παναγιώτης Λάλεζας - ερμηνευτής παραδοσιακών τραγουδιών
Ρεμπέτικη κομπανία: Τάσος Κουτσοβασίλης - μπουζούκι, Γαβριήλ Φαριλέκας -- ακορντεόν, Μαρία Βερδέ - τραγούδι
Μαρία Χρισταρά - αφήγηση & τραγούδι
Μένιος Τουρλωτός - ηλεκτρική κιθάρα
Ιωάννα Τσάρα - βιολί
Γιάννης Παπαγιαννόπουλος, Κωνσταντίνος Αντωνίου - κρουστά
Κωνσταντίνα -- Μαρία Σακελλαρίου τραγούδι
Δημήτρης Καφαντάρης, Ανδρέας Αντωνίου, Δημητρης Αλευράς, Γιώργος Γιάννου,
Ελενα Σταυροπούλου, Αγγέλικα Σταυροπούλου, Mαργαρίτα Μπόντζου,Ρηνέλα Ταρούση - ηθοποιοί
Χριστίνα Τσαρμπού - χορεύτρια
Θεατρική ομάδα Αναγνωστηρίου Λεχαίου Έλενα Μαρσίδου: Μαρία -- Χριστίνα Κουρεμπέ, Δέσποινα Δαριώτη, Κατερίνα -- Ελπίδα Σακελλαρίου, Σοφία -- Χιονία Λιαποπούλου -- μπαλαρίνες
Αρετή Παππά, Βιολέτα Νικολούλια, Έλενα Χατζηγιαννίδη, Κατερίνα Φλέσσα, Βασίλης Σακελλαρίου ηθοποιοί
Κωνσταντίνα Φλέσσα, Άγγελος Φλέσσας, Κατερίνα Καλιανίδη, ρόλερς
Ιωάννα Καραθανάση, Αγγελική Καραθανάση, Δημήτρης Τζαναβάρας, Ευανθία -- Αννα Ρουστέμη, συνοδοί ρόλερς
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γκράφιτι : ομάδα «Ιντριγκα»
Βοήθησαν: Σοφία Δασκαλοπούλου - οργάνωση
Ελένη Κανελλοπούλου σκηνικά
Υποστήριξη: Κώστας Παράσχος, Σωκράτης Λελέκος, Γιώργος Παναγιωτόπουλος, Δήμητρα Λιάκουρα