Dion (Greek, Modern: Δίο Dio, Ancient/Katharevousa -on) is a place in Pieria Prefecture, Northern Greece. A museum and an archaeology site are in Dion. It is an ancient place. According to archaeological findings, there was the place where Zeus was honored. It is located SW of Katerini, N of Athens and Larissa and SE of Veria. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... For the span of recorded history starting roughly 5,000-5,500 years ago, see Ancient history. ... Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... Katerini (Greek: Κατερίνη) is a town in Northern Greece, the capital of Pieria prefecture. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa prefecture. ... Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria (Laconia), Greece Veria (Greek: Βέρροια) , also called Veroia or Verroia, Latin: Berroea, has a population of about 35,000. ...

History

Dion was first mentioned from the ancient sources by Thucydides. A Peloponnesian War historian reported that Dion was the first city that Spartan general Brasidas crossed from Thessaly into Macedonia on an expedition in 424 BC towards the Athenian colonies of Thrace through the kingdom with his ally kine Perdiccas II. According to Diodorus of Sicily, King Archelaus at the end of the 5th century BC gave the city and his sanctuary importance that Dion has thereafter the Kingdom of Macedonia. In ancient Dion was a nine-day festival of the athletic and dramatic contests in honor of Zeus and the Muses. Bust of Thucydides ~ Thucydides Thucydides (between 460 and 455 BC–circa 400 BC, Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukudídês) was an ancient Greek historian, and the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. ... Map of the Greek world at the start of the Peloponnesian War Temple of Apollo at Corinth The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League which included Sparta and Corinth. ... Sparta (Grk. ... Brasidas (d. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC Years: 429 BC 428 BC 427 BC 426 BC 425 BC - 424 BC - 423 BC 422 BC... Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian, born at Agyrium in Sicily (now called Agira, in the province of Enna). ... Archelaus, ethnarch of Judea, was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace and brother of Herod Antipas. ... (6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) The 5th and 6th centuries BC are a period of philosophical brilliance among advanced civilizations. ... Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... For other uses see Muse (disambiguation). ...

Dion was a village called "Malathria". In 1992 a mass was staged in Dion, to cheer that Macedonia is a part of Greece, in the time when the Republic of Macedonia was in trouble with Greece. In October 1992, it became a municipality, for historical reasons. The municipality is called "Dimos Diou" or the "Municipality of Dion" and its headquarters is at the village of Kondariotissa. Official languages Macedonian¤,2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 145th  25,713 km²  1. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kondariotissa (Greek: ) is a village, in Northern Greece. ...

Archaeology

The ruins of ancient Dion was rediscovered by William Martin Leake on December 21, 1806 near Malathria. It was published in the third voulme of Travels in Northern Greece in 1835. Léon Heuzey visited the archaeological site and published in Mission archéologique de Macédoine (Archaeological Mission in Macedonia), in 1861, epigraphist G. Oikonomos published the first series of inscriptions. The systemaic exploration of ancient Dion continued in 1928. G. Sotiriadis excavated more of the site in 1931 which uncovered a Macedonian tomb from the 4th century BC. More excavations were done in 1960 by G. Bakalakis especially in the ancient theatre. Since 1973, professor D. Pandermalis from the University of Thessaloniki conducted archaeological researches in the city. William Martin Leake (January 14, 1777 - January 6, 1860), British antiquarian and topographer, was born in London. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... (5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Gauls sack Rome Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire The Scythians are beginning to be absorbed into the Sarmatian people. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, named after the philosopher Aristotle, is the largest university of Greece. ...

Other

Dion has a school, lyceum, gymnasia, banks, a post office, and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

Historical population

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References

• F. Papazoglou, Les villes de Macédoine romaine, Supplément 18 du BCH, Paris, 1988.
• D. Pandermalis, Dion, the archaeological site and the museum, Athens, 1997.

External links

• Mapquest - Dion, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 40° 10′ 16″ N 22° 29′ 13″ E
• Archaeological site of Fion
• Site from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

See also

• Communities of Pieria