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Myrcinus (or Myrkinos) is an ancient Greek city that was established as a polis in Macedonian Thrace, in the region known as Edonis. It was founded in 497 BCE by colonists from Miletus under the leadership of Histiaios—a decision made possible by an arrangement with Darius of Persia, who had rewarded Histiaios for his assistance. The city’s location on the left bank of the Strymon River, nestled between the Strymon and Nestos rivers, proved strategically advantageous
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The Tomb of Macridy Bey, also known as the Tomb of Langadas, is an ancient Macedonian tomb located near Thessaloniki, Greece. It dates back to the late 4th or early 3rd century BC and features a monumental facade with Ionic columns, two vaulted chambers (an antechamber and a burial chamber), and a large earthen tumulus. The tomb was discovered and excavated in 1910 by Theodore Makridi Bey, an Ottoman Greek archaeologist, after whom it is named.
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Amphaxitis (Ἀμφαξῖτις)
A district of ancient Macedonia associated with the lower course and delta of the Axius (Vardar) River, essentially the maritime belt of Mygdonia at the head of the Thermaic Gulf and opposite Bottiaea across the river. Polybius already divides the great coastal plain into Amphaxitis and Bottiaea, and Ptolemy later places the mouths of the Echedorus (Gallikos) and Axius in Amphaxitis—listing Thessalonica as its principal town. (Wikipedia)
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In the narrow, classical sense, Amphaxitis denotes the east (left) bank and delta-plain of the Axius—the maritime portion of Mygdonia around Sindos–Chalastra–Therma/Thessalonica. Some late textual traditions that project
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Amydon, also known as Amydona, was an ancient town located in the lower Axios region of Amphaxitis in ancient Macedonia. It is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as the capital of the Paeonians, who fought on the Trojan side during the Trojan War. The exact location of Amydon is not definitively known, but it is believed to have been situated near the Axios River (modern-day Vardar River) in the region that is now part of North Macedonia.