🏛️ Archaeological Site of Vergina (Aigai)

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Vergina is a small town in Greek Macedonia, part of the Veroia municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina is best known as the site of ancient Aigai, the first capital of Macedon. In 336 BC Philip II was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, Alexander the Great, was proclaimed king.

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Archaeological Site of Vergina (Aigai) is a cultural World Heritage site in Greece, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Archaeological Site of Vergina (Aigai) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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