Pella

  • As most rogueclassicism readers know by now, a spectacular mosaic depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades was revealed last week at Amphipolis and is causing quite a stir for a number of reasons, not least of which is that such things have not been depicted in Macedonian tomb before, much less a royal Macedonian…

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  • From ANA: Excavations at the ancient agora of Pella, capital city of Alexander the Great’s and his father Philip’s kingdom, have been renewed for another five years under University of Thessaloniki professor of classical archaeology Ioannis Akamatis, following the Central Archaeological Council’s approval. Field work will focus on the area south of the agora, the…

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