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Surroundings:

Aegae, Vergina theaterVergina tombRoyal Graves Aegae

Location:

  • Greece, Vergína
  • geo:40.479874,22.321558
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -3xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=25241

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Aigeai (Vergina)

An ancient settlement most noted for the discovery, in 1977, of Macedonian royal tombs at the site.

Aegae, Theater

Aegae, Theater

Assassination of the Philip II (336 BC)

Philip was murdered in October 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon. While the king was entering unprotected into the town's theatre, he was killed by Pausanias of Orestis, one of his seven bodyguards.


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