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The 8th November is celebrated as Archangels Day in Greece, but on that November day in 1977 CE something remarkable happened: an excavation team led by Professor Manolis Andronikos were roped down into the eerie gloom of an unlooted Macedonian-styled tomb at Vergina in northern Greece. worldhistory.org/article/1437/

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The age-old concept of the “divine right of kings” allowed that a country's ruler received his or her power or authority from God. worldhistory.org/article/925/a

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Philippi was an important city in eastern Macedon which flourished in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Periods. worldhistory.org/Philippi/

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Aqueduct/Lock 52 - film, Rochester, NY, Toyo View 45e, 150mm f/5.6 Fujinon, Arista Ortho Litho developed in diluted Dektol

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Barge/Lock 52 - - film, Rochester, NY, Toyo View 45e, 150mm f/5.6 Fujinon, Arista Ortho Litho developed in diluted Dektol

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Hephaestion was a member of Alexander the Great's personal bodyguard and the Macedonian king's closest and lifelong friend and advisor. worldhistory.org/Hephaestion/

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Dion is located at the foot of Mount Olympus in the north of Greece, in what would have been ancient Macedon. worldhistory.org/article/1748/

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Hephaestion was a member of Alexander the Great's personal bodyguard and the Macedonian king's closest and lifelong friend and advisor.worldhistory.org/Hephaestion/

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The Hellenistic World (from the Greek word Hellas for Greece) is the known world after the conquests of Alexander the Great and corresponds roughly with the Hellenistic Period of ancient Greece, from 323 BCE (Alexander's death) to the annexation of Greece by Rome in 146 BCE. Although Rome's rule ended Greek independence and autonomy it did nothing to significantly change nor did it in any way h...worldhistory.org/article/94/th

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“When King Philip II of sought to intimidate the leadership by declaring that ‘If I invade , I shall turn you out,’ their reply was a simple ‘If’.” David Trotter, @lrb 15 December.

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Forest Glade Gardens, Macedon

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Perfect day for infrared photography today, so I grabbed the camera & headed up to Macedon. Incoming pics!

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Dr. Jeanne Reames' Dancing with the Lion: Becoming and Dancing with the Lion: Rise follow an epic tale of Alexander before he was “The Great.” In this interview, Dylan Campbell inquires about her passion for history and the development of her new novels.
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