An ancient settlement most noted for the discovery, in 1977, of Macedonian royal tombs at the site. Its name derives from Greek word aiga (goat) and means "the city of goats - the land with many goats".
See:
- http://www.aigai.gr/en/explore/broader/area/of/Vergina
- Chrysoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli: Ancient Macedonia in the Light of Recent Archaeological Evidence. The Case of Vergina, Aureus : volume dedicated to professor Evangelos K. Chryssos 2014, pp. 689-698
- Athanasia Kyriakou et Alexandros Tourtas, After destruction: Taking care of remains in the Sanctuary of Eukleia at Aegae (Vergina), In Université Catholique de Louvain/Centre d’ Etude des Mondes Antiques/Institut des Civilisations, Arts et Lettres, International Round table: Destruction. Archaeological, philological and historical perspectives, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 24-26 November 2011., Louvain-la-neuve: Presses Universiteires de Louvain, 2013, pp. 299-318