The so-called "Daughter of #Aigai" (Κόρη των Αιγών), 480 BC. This amazing but enigmatic figure was discovered into the Tomb of a Macedonian Queen, the wife of Alexander I of #Macedonia. Now in the Polycentric Museum of Aigai. #Photo Dr A.Kottaridi #Archaeology #history #Greece🇬🇷

A beautiful Greek woman wearing a traditional #costume from Metsovo. #Photography Greek #Folk #Art - Ελλήνων λαϊκή τέχνη. #Epirus #Macedonia #Greece 🇬🇷

At the foot of the #Pierian Mountains in Historical #Macedonia, near the Village of #Vergina, #Greek archaeologists discovered in 1977 #Philip II's Tomb. The Treasures included a carving of #Alexander riding #Bucephalas, his famous trusted horse. #history #archaeology #Greece 🇬🇷

#OnThisDay in 356 BC, Alexander III, King of the ancient #Greek kingdom of #Macedon was born in #Pella, #Macedonia, #Greece. 🇬🇷 #History #Archaeology #OTD

2nd August 338 BC- #Philip II of #Macedonia & his other #Greek allies crash in Chaeronea #Athens & #Thebes Alliance. Philip’s victory & his establishment of a unified #Greece marked the eventual demise of the mighty Persian empire & the promotion of Greek Lang./culture in Asia.

These are #Macedonian Coins from the ancient #Greek Kingdom of #Macedon. On them, there are the Greek Heroes, Greek Religion, Greek Placenames, and the Greek language of the ancient Macedonians. #history #archaeology #Macedonia #Greece🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

Restoration of the famous "Hunt" fresco from the frieze of #Philip II's Tomb in Aigai/Vergina, #Macedonia, Northern #Greece. #history #archaeology #art

Amazing Terracotta figurines (3rd-2nd c.BC) from #Pella. Terracotta figures made of red-brown clay in the Pella workshops imitated types common in the rest of #Greece of the 3rd cent. BC. #Photo Siganidou, Lilimbaki-Akamati 1997 #archaeology #history #art #Macedonia #Greece🇬🇷🇬🇷

#Koine Greek was based in the #Attic dialect of #Athens. After Alexander's conquests, the Koine Greek became the International #language through Eastern Mediterranean and it was spread by #Macedonians to all the lands conquered by Alexander. #Macedonia #Greece #ancient #history

#Philip II of #Macedon advertised his #Olympic victories, and therefore his #Greekness, by minting #coins commemorating them. #history #archaeology #Macedonia #Greece

#Macedonian women are definitely among the most beautiful #Greek women. 🥰🥰🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 #macedonia #greece #europe

#OnThisDay in 1992, the Greek archaeologist M. Andronikos died. He is famous for one of the greatest archaeological moments in #history. The Discovery of the royal #Macedonian tombs in #Vergina, #Macedonia, #Greece. 🇬🇷🇬🇷 #Archaeology #Aegae

20 Facts About #Cleopatra, the last Active Pharaoh Of Ancient #Egypt. #history #Macedonia #Greece #Alexander_the_great 🇬🇷

#OnThisDay in 323 BC, Alexander III, King of the #Greek kingdom of #Macedon died in #Babylon. He was only 32 years old. 🇬🇷 #Macedonia #Greece #ancient #history #alexanderthegreat

Its 331 BC and the #Greek army is launching a full-scale Invasion on #Persia. Persia ensemples an army of more than 200,000 men. Even outnumbered by 5:1, they charge because Leading the Greek army is a remarkable young king, #Alexander. #Macedonia #ancient #history #archaeology

The #Companions - (Greek: ἑταῖροι [heˈtairoi̯], hetairoi) were the elite cavalry of the #Macedonian army from the time of king Philip II from the ancient #Greek Kingdom of #Macedonia. They achieved their greatest prestige under Alexander. #history #Greece

The modern term “#Illyrian helmet” is a misnomer: the design’s Origin, distribution & technology are #Greek, particularly from #Peloponnese, and not Illyrian. It was later adopted by neighboring peoples through trade and warfare. #Macedonia #archaeology historyofmacedonia.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/the…

A compilation of historical #quotes highlighting #Alexander the Great’s own words and beliefs that are essentially repeated declarations of his #Greek identity and heritage. historyofmacedonia.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/ale… #macedonia #greece #history #archaeology

The Panhellenic Sun on the Temple of Parthenos: A 5th-Century BC Symbol of #Hellenic Unity in #Ancient #Neapolis. historyofmacedonia.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/pan… #macedonia #greece #archaeology #history

Discover how #Alexander celebrated his victory at the #Granicus by dedicating 300 Persian panoplies to Athena in Athens — a powerful declaration of his Greek heritage and his Panhellenic mission against #Persia. historyofmacedonia.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/%f0… #macedonia #greece #archaeology #history