Tag: Philip II
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The Thessalian Witches (Part 3)
8 September 2022. Aigai/Vergina and the Macedonian Royal Tombs From the Archaeological Park of Dion, we headed south on Epar. Odos. Katerinis – Limena Litochoriou back to the E75 highway. From there, we headed north on the E75, sweeping up the west coast of the Themaic Gulf. The largest city that we passed was Katerini,…
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On the Road to Delphi (Part 4)
6 September 2022. Chaeronrea to Delphi. From Thebes we headed west on Route 3. The magnificent massif of Mount Parnassos loomed on the distant horizon as we drove towards the village of Chaeronea (photo above). As I noted in my previous post, Chaeronea was the site of a significant battle between the forces of the…