Talk:Vergina Sun
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What does "Vergina" mean? Can we see a representation? Even a link to one on the Net? -- Zoe
Vergina is a small town in the Greek province of Macedonia that in 1991 had a population of 1255 people. Ancient ruins at the town's area were discovered during the mid-19th centurie. A systematic archaelogical excavation started on 1937. It was discovered that the ruins belonged to the ancient city of Aiges. Settled around 1000 BC, it served as the earliest capital of the Kingdom of Macedon from the 7th century BC to the late 5th Century BC. The city continued to be the religious center of the Kingdom and it was traditional for the marriages of the royal familie to be celebrated there. It was also the traditional burial site of the Macedonian Kings, with the exception of Alexander the Great. Many of the royal graves have been excavated and research continues. It is unknown when the city was abandoned but ancient sources last mention it as captured by the Celtic mercenaries of the King of Heperus on 274 BC.
It is considered one of Greece's most important archaelogical sites and the findings, including the symbol, have been named afterr the nearby modern town. Judging from my personal visit there a few years ago , it is an interesting place for those interested in the past User:Dimadick
This ist not original Macedonia symbol Vergina sun! This is FYROMs forgery !! Vergina 12:27, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)
CONSISTENCY, PLEASE!
Folks, we don't need the terms "Republic of Macedonia" and "FYRoM" used intermittently or interchangably in the same article. I don't have a side in this dispute. I think that FYROM, FYRoM, or whatever is very ambigious to most people without a specific interest in the disupute, which is the vast majority of readers of a general-interest encylopedia and should never be used without an antecedent somewhere in the article.
As I have no reason to back either side, I'm going to leave this as it is for the time being, but it needs to be fixed, one way or the other, soon, and if no one else does then I might.
Rlquall 14:53, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I agree - I've fixed it. -- ChrisO 18:10, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
