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Pydna (in Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Púdna), also Pidna was a Greek city in Ancient Macedonia, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a city and a municipality in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Pieria. Pydna is situated in a fertile land and is north of the Pierian plain. The hills and mountains dominates the west while beaches and the Thermian Gulf dominates the east. Pydna is linked with GR-1/E75 with its interchange to its west and in Kitros. The old highway ran through Pydna. Pydna is located N of Larissa, NE of Katerini, ESE of Veria and WSW of Thessaloniki. 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 ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... 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. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa prefecture. ... Katerini (Κατερίνη) is a town in Northern Greece, the capital of Pieria prefecture. ... Veria, also called Veroia, has a population of about 35,000. ... Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal, the largest city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ...

Nearest places

• Methone, north
• Korinos, southwest

Ancient Pydna

Pydna was part of the Kingdom of Macedonia under Alexander I of Macedon (Thucydides I 131 1), found it its independence. Pydna was besieged by the Athenians in 432 BC. Pydna was surmised again by Archelaus in 410 BC. The population was moved 20 stadia towards the interior of the plains and was refounded (Diodorus of Sicily 13.14). The Athenians sieged Pydna in 364 BC and eight years later in 356 BC, Philip II of Macedon retook Pydna in spite of a secret agreement that bound it in Athens. Cassander sieged Pydna in 317 BC and put an end to its queen mother Olympias. Alexander I was ruler of Macedon from 495 BC to 450 BC. He was the son of Amyntas I of Macedon. ... Thucydides (between 460 and 455 BC–circa 400 BC) 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. ... For the 5th century league of Greek city_states, see Delian League. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC Years: 437 BC 436 BC 435 BC 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC 431 BC 430 BC... Archelaus, ethnarch of Judea, was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace and brother of Herod Antipas. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC - 410s BC - 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 415 BC 414 BC 413 BC 412 BC 411 BC - 410 BC - 409 BC 408 BC 407... Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian, born at Agyrium in Sicily (now called Agira, in the province of Enna). ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC - 360s BC - 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 369 BC 368 BC 367 BC 366 BC 365 BC - 364 BC - 363 BC 362 BC 361... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC - 350s BC - 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 361 BC 360 BC 359 BC 358 BC 357 BC 356 BC 355 BC 354 BC 353... Bold text Insert non-formatted text hereLink title== Portrait of Philip II of Macedon, found at Vergina Philip II of Macedon (382 BCE–336 BCE; Greek: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) was the King of Macedon from 359 BCE until his death. ... Cassander (c. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 322 BC 321 BC 320 BC 319 BC 318 BC 317 BC 316 BC 315 BC 314... Olympias (Greek: Ολυμπιάς) (d. ...

The Battle of Pydna occured on June 22, 168 BC and the Roman General Aemilius Paullus Macedonius defeated Perseus with a Roman victory. The Battle of Pydna in 168 BC between Rome and the Antigonid dynasty represents the start of the true power of Rome, and the end of the Antigonid line, Macedonian kings whose power traces to Alexander the Great. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC - 160s BC - 150s BC140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC Years: 173 BC 172 BC 171 BC 170 BC 169 BC - 168 BC - 167 BC 166 BC 165... Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (229 BC-160 BC) was a Roman general and politician. ... Perseus with the Head of Medusa Perseus, Greek Περσεύς, was the son of Danae, the only child of Acrisius king of Argos. ...

The site of the city is discussed, according to epigraphic indices corresponding to a Byzantine tradition at the village of Kytros rather in Alonia.

The Macedonian tomb was discovered and explored by L Heuzey during the famous archaeological expedition in 1867.

Modern Pydna

Pydna today is a town that is located near the archaeological site.

Other

Pydna has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, beaches located to the east, and a few squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

Historical population

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References

• L. Heuzey, H. Daumet, Mission archéologique de Macédoine (Archaeological Mission in Macedonia), Paris, 1876, 239-266.
• R. Danoff, RE s. v. "Pydna", Suppl. X (1965), 833-842.

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External links

• Ancient Pydna (http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21116/e211pa13.html)
• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0840609.html
• Mapquest - Pydna (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Pydna&country=GR), street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 40° 34′ 39″ N 25° 22′ 19″ Ea (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=40_34_39_N_25_22_19_E_region:GR)

See also

• Communities of Pieria