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Every year, more and more people head north to Macedonia to see the cluster of ancient sites associated with Philip II of Macedon and his famous son, Alexander the Great; these include Pella, Vergina, and Dion. Many of these visitors are Greeks whose interest in things Macedonian intensified a few years ago when, just across the border, the former Yugoslavian district of Macedonia proclaimed itself a republic. How dare these non-Greeks take the name of Macedonia, Greeks asked—forgetting that their own ancestors had not considered Philip of Macedon a Greek! Most of all, Greeks were furious that Philip's best-known royal symbol—a star with 16 rays—appeared on the new Macedonia's flag. Throughout Greece, debates raged over whether the new self-styled Macedonia had imperialistic aims. For once, Greece's longstanding enmity with Turkey was ignored, as Greeks painted MACEDONIA IS GREECE on almost every road and wall in the country. Things calmed down after the new Republic of Macedonia changed its flag, but many Greeks are still rediscovering their ancestral links with Philip, the northern king who conquered Greece in 338 B.C.
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Ask a QuestionDo you have a travel question about this destination or can you provide a tip to a fellow traveler?  Join the discussion with Away.com's in-house experts in our travel Q&A. AttractionsAlatza Imaret
Dimitrion Sq., just off Ayiou Nikolaou, half a block north of Kassandrou, 1 1/2 blocks north of the church of Ayios Dimitrios
Thessaloniki, Greece Description: Along with the Bezesteni, the Alatza Imaret, a former 15th-century mosque with a poorhouse, or... Read More Arch of Galerius
Just below the Rotunda on Egnatia and Dimitriou Gounari
Thessaloniki, Greece Description: If you need directions here, try asking for ee kamara (the arch), which is what... Read More Archaeological Museum
Opposite the south side of the International Fairgrounds
6 Manoli Andronikou Thessaloniki, Greece Description: Many of the former stars of the museum—finds from the tombs at Derveni and the Royal Tombs... Read More advertisement
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