pebble mosaic in Pella

Following the steps of some BIG names in history

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April 2nd 2009
Last weekend I enjoyed my final field trip outside of Athens. My History of Macedon class went to Northern Greece to check out some Macedonian ruins. We stayed in Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, second to Athens. On the way up we stopped at a number of battle sites including Plataea and Charonea. The first day we visited Pella, the capital of Macedon under the rule of Phil ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more