Pella

Aristocratic house

Pella: capital of ancient Macedonia.

Photos

On this page, several photos have been collected from the excavation of Pella. Museum objects are always from the archaeological museum next to the site, unless otherwise indicated.

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Drain along main street	Main street	A minor street	Drain in a minor street

Drain on the agora	Agora	Agora	Stoa along the agora

One of the aristocratic houses, with a beautiful mosaic	Column in one of the aristocratic houses	Rooftile (Museum of Pella)	Model of the House of the Dionysus Mosaic

House of the Abduction of Helen. Mosaic of the Abduction of Helen.	House of the Abduction of Helen. Mosaic of a stag hunt.	House of the Abduction of Helen. Amazons.	Craterus and Alexander during a lion hunt, from the House of the Dionysus Mosaic.

Statuette of a cavalry man (mid-fourth century BCE)	Mould of a cup with scenes from the Trojan War (first century BCE)	Arrowheads	The Pella Hoard: 307 Hellenistic coins

Tombstone of the veteran Hephaistion, a soldier of Alexander (Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki)	Eros	Talking women	Tombstone of Makartios, first half third century

Figurine of a lady	Herm	Hecate	Tombstone of Makartios, first half third century

Tombstone, second half fourth century BCE	Statuette of Athena Alkidemos	Figurine of a teacher	Tombstone of a warrior, last quarter fifth century BCE (Archaeological Museum of Istanbul)

	Door	Fresco from the House of the Plaster

Visiting Pella

The archaeological site of Pella was opened in 2011. Visitors must also see the splendid archaeological museum with many masterpieces like vases, jewellery, mosaic floors, reliefs, sculptures and burial remains.

Pella is situated about 45 kilometers west of Thessaloniki and can be reached easily by car. A satellite photo can be seen here.

History and excavations

Photos