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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 11:26:54 EST
Reply-To:     Stamos Stamos <lmcstst@NOAH.ERICSSON.SE>
From:         Stamos Stamos <lmcstst@NOAH.ERICSSON.SE>
Subject:      Ellhvikn diafhmish
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Advertisement: MACEDONIA
(the European)

For 4,000 years,* steeped in the history of Greece.

STATUE OF ARISTOTLE, STAGIRA.
Aristotle, teh tutor of Alexander the Great, was born in Stagira in Macedonia in
 384 BC.
Together with Plato, he is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers the
 world has
known. Aristotle was a true academic, concerned with Physics, Astronomy,
 Rhetoric,
Literature, Political Science and History. His teachings have laid the
 foundation for
modern scientific thought.

THE BEST OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. ACROPOLIS MUSEUM, ATHENS.
Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, established by his father,
 Philp II, as
the centre of Hellenism. Nutured on the thoughts of his tutor, Aristotle, he
 rose to fame
as a brilliant military leader. He influenced the course of history, rightfully
 earning
his title as Alexander the Great. In 323 BC he had created an enormous empire,
 streching
from the Adriatic Sea to the Indias, and from the Caucasian Mountains to Egypt.
 He spread
the Greek spirit far and wide among nations who idolised this great man.

THE OLYMPIAN APHRODIETE (3RD CENTURY BC).
MUSEUM OF DION.
This statue of Aphrodite came to light during archaeological digs at the ancient
 sacred
city of Dion. Dion, at the foot of Mt Olympus, was the most important spiritual
 site for
the Northern Greeks, playing the same role in their lives as that of the oracle
 at Delfi.

ST. DIMITRIOS, DETAIL OF 7TH CENTURY MOSAIC.
CHURCH OF ST. DIMITRIOS, THESSALONIKI.
St. Dimitrios, Protector of the city of Thessaloniki, was martyred in 305 AD
 defending
Christianity. He is regarded as the Patron Saint of Thessaloniki saving the city
during its difficult moments.

THE WHITE TOWER OF THESSALONIKI
Thessaloniki, the heart of Macedonia, is a modern city with 1,000,000
 inhabitants. It is
strategically located at the crossroads of Europe with Asia. Having spread the
 word at
Philippi, Apostle Paul continued his teachings in Thessaloniki. Its important
monuments and relics, dating through the ages, provide testimony to the role
 that the
city has played as the second capital of Hellenism.

SYMBOL OF THE GREEK MACEDONIAN DYNASTY FROM THE TOMB OF PHILIP II.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, THESSALONIKI
This 16 pointed star of Vergina was uncoverd during the archaeological
 excavations
at Vergina. This symbol of the Macedonian Dynasty decorated the golden tomb of
 Philip II.
The Star of Vergina, extracted from the soil of Macedonia, has since become the
 symbol
of Hellenism.

[map of Greece]

Come to Greece and visit Macedonia.


4,000 years:*  Post-Mycenaean ceramic relics found in Assiros and Mycenaean
 swords found
in Grevena date back to 4,000 years, evidence of Macedonias role at the vortex
 of
Greek history. Even in mythology Macedon, mythical founder of the Macedonian
 race, is the
son of Aeolos. Throughout the years Macedonia contributed to the fountain of
 knowledge
of the Ancient Greeks. In the 5th Century BC Demokritos, father of Atomic
 Theory,
lived and worked in Avdira.



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