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.

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Label Occurrences
Pella 47
ancient city of Pella 3
Macedonian royal court at Pella 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ancientRegion Bottiaea ⓘ
birthplaceOf Alexander the Great ⓘ
Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ
Cassander of Macedon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ
capitalOf Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
conqueredBy Roman Republic ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
declinedAfter Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form: Roman conquest of Macedon
distanceFrom about 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki ⓘ
excavatedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Pella, Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: modern town of Pella
partOf Macedon ⓘ
surface form: ancient Macedon
prosperedIn 3rd century BC ⓘ
4th century BC ⓘ
religionPracticed ancient Greek religion ⓘ
replaced Aigai ⓘ
replacedAs capital of Macedon ⓘ
timePeriod Classical Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pella, Iowa → namedAfter → Pella, Greece ⓘ
Alexander the Great → birthPlace → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Hellenistic kingdoms → hasCapital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Macedonia (Greece) → containsArchaeologicalSite → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Pella, Greece → near → Pella, Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: modern town of Pella
Hellenistic period → majorCity → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Via Egnatia → passesThrough → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Euripides → deathPlace → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Argead dynasty → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Argead dynasty → ruledFrom → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Philip II of Macedon → birthPlace → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Philip II of Macedon → capitalDuringReign → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Macedon → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Macedon → majorCity → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Philip III Arrhidaeus → birthPlace → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Pella regional unit → namedAfter → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Pella regional unit → contains → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Pella
Pella regional unit → contains → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: archaeological site of Pella
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Edessa → countrySubdivision → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Archaeological Museum of Pella → locatedIn → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Bottiaea → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Bottiaea → majorCity → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Stag Hunt mosaic → originalLocation → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Stag Hunt mosaic → currentCity → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Lion Hunt mosaic → placeOfOrigin → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Lion Hunt mosaic → foundInArchaeologicalSite → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Antigonus II Gonatas → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Archelaus I of Macedon → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Archelaus I of Macedon → movedCapitalTo → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Imathia → bordersRegionalUnit → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Amyntas III → residence → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Eurydice I → residence → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Eurydice I → associatedWith → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: court of Pella
Thessalonike of Macedon → birthPlace → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Thessalonike of Macedon → residence → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
province of Macedonia → includedCity → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Lychnidus → connectedTo → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Philip V of Macedon → capitalDuringReign → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Nicesipolis of Pherae → residence → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Macedonian navy → hadBase → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Alexander’s Asian campaign → baseOfOperations → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella (initially)
Empire of Alexander the Great → hasCapital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Cleopatra of Macedon → placeOfBirth → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Aegae → abandonedAsCapitalInFavorOf → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Antigonid dynasty → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Antipatrid dynasty → capital → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Phila of Elimeia → residence → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pella
Philinna of Larissa → residence → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian royal court at Pella
Pella municipality → contains → Pella, Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Pella