Pella, Greece

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ancient city archaeological site

Pella, Greece is an ancient city in northern Greece that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → archaeological site →
ancientRegion	Bottiaea →
birthplaceOf	Alexander the Great → Antigonus II Gonatas → Cassander of Macedon → Philip III Arrhidaeus →
capitalOf	Kingdom of Macedon →
conqueredBy	Roman Republic →
country	Greece →
declinedAfter	Roman conquest of Macedon →
distanceFrom	about 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki →
excavatedBy	Greek Archaeological Service →
excavationsBegan	20th century →
flourishedDuring	reign of Alexander the Great → reign of Philip II of Macedon →
foundedBy	Archelaus I of Macedon →
hasFeature	Hellenistic urban grid plan → drainage system → mosaic-floored houses → palace complex → paved streets → public agora → residential quarters → sanctuaries →
hasMuseum	Archaeological Museum of Pella →
hasStructureType	megaron-type houses → stoas → theatre →
hasWaterFeature	former harbor on a lagoon or lake →
heritageStatus	major archaeological site of Greece →
knownFor	Hellenistic mosaics → House of Dionysus mosaic → Lion Hunt mosaic → Stag Hunt mosaic →
languageUsed	Ancient Greek →
locatedIn	Central Macedonia → Macedonia (Greece) → northern Greece →
near	Giannitsa → modern town of Pella →
partOf	ancient Macedon →
prosperedIn	3rd century BC → 4th century BC →
religionPracticed	ancient Greek religion →
replaced	Aigai →
replacedAs	capital of Macedon →
timePeriod	Classical Greece → Hellenistic period →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander the Great ("Pella") → Philip II of Macedon ("Pella") → Philip III Arrhidaeus ("Pella") →	birthPlace
Argead dynasty ("Pella") → Macedon ("Pella") → Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids ("Pella") →	capital
Pella regional unit ("ancient city of Pella") → Pella regional unit ("archaeological site of Pella") →	contains
Hellenistic period ("Pella") → Macedon ("Pella") →	majorCity
Pella regional unit ("Pella") → Pella, Iowa →	namedAfter
Philip II of Macedon ("Pella") →	capitalDuringReign
Macedonia (Greece) ("Pella") →	containsArchaeologicalSite
Euripides ("Pella") →	deathPlace
Hellenistic kingdoms ("Pella") →	hasCapital
Pella, Greece ("modern town of Pella") →	near
Via Egnatia ("Pella") →	passesThrough
Argead dynasty ("Pella") →	ruledFrom