Salonica Stories: Recent Episodes
Patrick Gouw
The story of Queen Thessaloniki, the royal lady that the city was named after. History links her to three of the most powerful men of ancient Macedonia: she was the daughter of king Philip II, the half-sister of Alexander the Great and the wife of King Cassander. But her own story remains little known.
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The story of a monumental group of sculptures that was taken from Salonica in 1864 by the French savant Emmanuel Miller.
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Where can you find great Roman monuments, spectacular Byzantine churches, Ottoman baths and mosques, Jewish heritage, opulent fin-de siècle villas and a vibrant modern city? Thessaloniki has it all, with 2300 years of fascinating stories about its history and people, past and present, that will surprise, amaze and entertain you!
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