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Between the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, Celtic tribes moved en masse into southern Europe, intent on seizing land and wealth to feed their swelling numbers. As these tribes began crossing the Alps, they came into conflict with the Romans and...

Albania is located at the crossroads of the eastern Adriatic and was known as Illyria and Epirus throughout the Classical era. It played a strategic role in ancient times and was a point of contact between Illyrian, Greek, and Roman civilizations...

Thessalonica (also Thessalonike) was an ancient city of Macedon in northern Greece which today is the city of Thessaloniki. Made capital of the Roman province of Macedon, the city flourished due to its location on the major trade route to...

Iron core of linothorax with golden buckles found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological...

Iron peritrachelion (gorget) with golden-silver decorative plate found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century...

Marble head of Titus Flavius Orestes, from Herakleia Lynkestis, near Bitola, North Macedonia, c. 1st-2nd century CE. Archaeological Museum of Heraclea, Bitola. The marble head was located in the colonnaded courthouse near the city's forum...

Bronze figurine of infant Hercules killing serpents, from Herakleia Lynkestis, near modern Bitola, Macedonia. Archaeological Museum of Heraclea, Bitola. The city was founded by Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BC) following his defeat of...

Gilded bronze scales belonging to a cuirass, reconstructed erroneously as a gorget. It was found in Tomb B of Derveni, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning...

Golden-plated gorytos (quiver) found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological Museum...

Ancient Greece witnessed a wide variety of government systems as people searched for the answers to such fundamental questions as who should rule and how? Should sovereignty lie in the rule of law, the constitution, officials, or the citizens...