Aigai
The royal capital of Macedon
More links about Aigai
- The Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai in the website Odysseus of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture
- Aigai in the World Heritage List of UNESCO
- Guide to the Museum of the Royal Tombs, Angeliki Kottaridi, «Macedonians’ Treasures: a tour in the Royal Tombs»
- e-book Angeliki Kottaridi, «Aigai, the Royal Metropolis of the Macedonians », John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation
- Speech of Angeliki Kottaridi in TED x Academy entitled «Archaeology today»
- ΕΟΤ Visit Greece, Aigai
- Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina), Trip advisor
- Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
Requests for user rights photographic and audiovisual material
- National legislation and competent Directorate of the Ministry of Culture, request forms
- Archaeological Receipts Fund
Cultural Heritage in European Union
- The financing of our major ongoing projects by the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF 2007-2013)
- NSRF, Regional Operational Programme Macedonia-Thrace
- NSRF, Sectoral Operational Programme «Digital Convergence»
- European Regional Policy – Cohesion Policy
- European Commission, Directorate General responsible for Education and Culture (DG EAC), Culture,
- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
International organizations and institutions responsible for cultural heritage
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
- Council of Europe, Culture
- International (ICOMOS)
- Heritage Documentation Organisation (CIPA)
- International Council of Museums (ICOM),
- International Council of Museums (ICOM) – Greek Committee
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM),
- International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques (ICAMT)
- Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
Various
- Europeana
- The Perseus Digital Library
- Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
- Pelagios project (Linking together the places of our past through the documents that refer to them)
- Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilisations
- Benthos, Digital Atlas of Ancient Waters
- ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World
Videos
- VERGINA (ΜΝΗΜΗΣ ΧΑΡΙΝ). Directed by Andonis Theocharis Kioukas. Editor: Angeliki Kottaridi
- The Polycentric Museum of Aigai. Guided tour by Director of Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia, Dr. Angeliki Kottaridi
- The Polycentric Museum of Aigai. Guided tour by Dr. Angeliki Kottaridi_ Athens-Macedonian News Agency
- Digital tours in important cultural sites. Vergina-Aigai_Part A.
- Digital tours in important cultural sites. Vergina-Aigai_Part Β.
In our area
- Pella, The capital of Hellenistic Macedonia
- University excavations at Aigai from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Aigai through space and time
An interactive tour to history of Aigai and to Aigai archaeological site.
See also
Learn more
Archaeological articles and publications about Aigai
Great Artifacts
Great masterpieces of the art of the Macedonians through high resolution images.
Timeline
The chronicle of the Macedonian kingdom
New visiting hours
How you will find the ancient capital of Macedonians
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- News - Events
- Music from the Universe of Alexander the Great
- The speech of Angeliki Kottaridi in TEDxAcademy 2013
- The article of the magazine Blue of Aegean Airlines on Aigai
- Archaeology and sustainable development, a scientific meeting meets success and pleasant surprises!
- Aigai 's facebook page
- "Earth's Enduring Gifts"
- 'Macedonian Treasures' exhibition in Pella
- A spring's night at the Archaeological Museum of Veria
- A. Kottaridi, "Aigai, the Royal Metropolis of the Macedonians", John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, Athens 2013
- A. Kottaridi, "Macedonians' Treasures: a tour through the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai", Kapon Editions, Athens 2011
- Aigai in social media
- Angeliki Kottaridi in "Unpredictable Meetings"
- Archaeological Sites, Museums and Monuments under the competence of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia closed, due to May Day’s official holiday
- Change in visiting hours on Modays
- Change of opening hours for the museums, monuments and archaeological sites of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Change of opening hours for the museums, monuments and archaeological sites of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Christmas celebrations at the Archaeological Museum of Veria
- Christmas celebrations of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Easter visiting hours
- Easter wishes and greetings from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- European Heritage Days in Imathia
- Extended opening hours and new entrance fee as from the 1st of April
- Free admission to the museums under the competence of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia on Saturday May 18th
- Guided tours in the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai
- Happy Easter
- Important announcement for the visitors of the museums, monuments and archaeological sites of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- International Museums Day, 18th of May: events in Aigai and Veria
- Museums and archaeological sites remain closed during the weekend 19-20/12 due to abstention of guarding staff
- Museums and archaeological sites remain closed on Sunday 27/12 due to abstention of guarding staff
- Music from the Universe of Alexander the Great
- Music from the Universe of Alexander the Great
- New "Horizons" for Aigai in European Programmes
- New opening hours for the Macedonian Tombs of Lefkadhia and closure of Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments of Veria for the winter season
- New visiting hours to the Macedonian Tombs of Lefkadia
- Opening hours of archaeological sites, museums and monuments of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Opening hours of archaeological sites, museums and monuments of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia on the day of the Hellenic (Greek) National Elections
- Opening hours of archaeological sites, museums and monuments of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia on the days of the elections
- Opening hours on election days 2014
- Opening hours on the day of national elections
- Opening of archaeological sites, museums and monuments during the official Christmas and New Year holidays
- Operational Programme “Central Macedonia” of NSRF 2014 -2020
- Our new project at the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, DigiArt, is now kicked-off and running!
- Presentation of the guide "Macedonian Treasures: A Tour through the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai"
- Public Tendering "Network of Virtual Tour in the Ancient Kingdom of Macedon"
- Queens - priestesses from Macedonia to the Hellenistic World
- Reopening of the museums of Imathia
- Season's Greetings from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Season's greetings from the Museum of the Royal Tombs
- Season's greetings of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Suspension of guarding staff strike
- Suspension of the opening hours of the museums and archaelogical sites of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
- Technical maintenance works at the Museum of Royal Tombs of Aigai and its surroundings
- The International Museum Day at the museums of Aigai and Veria
- The Museum of the Royal Tombs in Macedonia Palace Hotel
- The Museum of the Royal Tombs' cafe
- The Museum will remain closed on Thursday 12 November
- The Museums' opening hours during Easter holidays
- The Royal Necropolis’ and the Palace’s redevelopment and valorization, and the central museum building of the multi-focal museum of Aigai financed by the Operational Programme “Central Macedonia” of NSRF 2014 -2020.
- The World Congress "Aristotle 2400 years" in ancient Mieza
- The palace of Aigai is being rebuilt!
- «Designing the development: archaeological projects and society» at the Polycentric (multi-focal) Museum of Aigaiό Μουσείο Αιγών
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- Aegae: the Macedonian metropolis
- Burial customs and beliefs in the royal necropolis of Aegae
- Couleur et sens: l' emploi de la couleur dans la tombe de la reine Eurydice
- Discovering Aegae, the old Macedonian capital
- Discovering Aegae, the old Macedonian capital
- Excavation in the Necropolis of Aigai in 2001
- Kottaridi A., "Excavation in the north-west section of the city of Aigai"
- Kottaridi Α. The necropolis of Aigai in the archaic times and the royal tomb clusters
- L' epiphanie des dieux des Enfers dans la necropole royale d' Aigai
- Some thoughts on "Hercules finding Telephus"
- The Symposium
- The custom of cremation and the Macedonians. Some thoughts on the occasion of the findings in the Aigai necropolis
- The excavation at Tzamala (Mount Vermio) in 2001. Major construction projects and antiquities
- The excavation of the 17th in the city and the necropolis of Aigai in 2003-2004
- The mountainous Imathia in the Early Iron Age (11th-7th c. BC)
- Vergina: Die entdeckung der altmakedonishen hauotstadt und das museum der koniglichen graber
- Τhe Lady Of Aigai
- Educational Programmes
- People
- Useful Links
- Digital tours in important cultural sites. Vergina-Aigai_Part A.
- Digital tours in important cultural sites. Vergina-Aigai_Part Β.
- The Polycentric Museum of Aigai. Guided tour by Director of Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia, Dr. Angeliki Kottaridi
- The Polycentric Museum of Aigai. Guided tour by Dr. Angeliki Kottaridi_ Athens-Macedonian News Agency
- Important announcement to the visitors of the museums, monuments and archaeological sites of the Ephorate of Imathia
- Opening hours for the archaeological site of Agios Patapios, the Macedonian Tombs of Jugdment and that of the Palmettes at Lefkadia and the church of Resurrection of Christ
- Αpplication form for informational material