Amfipoli Archaeological Museum
In the Archeological Museum of Amfipoli ( Greek Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αμφίπολης Archeologikó Mousío Amfípolis also Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αμóφíπόλεως archeological finds from the ancient amphipóφíπόλεως and the surrounding area are exhibited.
location
The ancient Amphipolis is located about 80 kilometers east of Thessaloniki on the European route 90 (E 90). The museum is located around 600 m north of the Acropolis at the entrance to the modern town of Amfipoli .
building
The construction of the museum extended over the years 1984 to 1995. It was executed in two-storey construction and is divided into several areas. In addition to the exhibition rooms, there are offices, a conference room and a warehouse. Finds from the area of ancient Amphipolis and its surroundings are exhibited; the artifacts were found in sanctuaries, settlements and tombs.
Order of the finds
ground floor
- Temporary exhibitions
- Information about the Monument to the Lion of Amphipolis and pictorial documents of the excavations and restoration.
Basement
- Prehistoric Age
- Early historical period
- Classical and Hellenistic times
- The sanctuaries
- Public and private life
- Gravesites
- The early Christian period
- The Byzantine Period
First floor
- The story of Amphipolis
- The history of the colonization of the area around the Strymon
- The history of neighboring places like Argilos, Eion and Brea
- The development of the Macedonian kingdom and some of its kings
Significant exhibits
- Figures from prehistoric times
- Gold jewelry from the Kasta grave
- Clay bust of a female deity found in a grave from the Hellenistic period
- The stele on which the Ephebic Law was carved
- A silver vessel and a golden branch made of olive leaves
- A golden wreath (grave goods from the 4th century BC)
- A head of Aphrodite (Roman replica)
- Capital from Basilica C of Amphipolis
- A gold coin of Justinian (Byzantine epoch 527-565 AD)
- Gold coin (stater) of Alexander the Great
The Macedonian coinage
Due to the precious metal mines on the Chalkidiki peninsula and the Pangaion Mountains , enough raw materials were available for minting coins. In the first half of the 5th century BC In BC Alexander I introduced coinage in the Macedonian Kingdom. By expanding his kingdom to the east, Alexander I brought more mines in the vicinity of Philippi under his control. The yield from these mines alone was put at a talent of silver (approx. 26 kg) per day. Depending on the availability of the raw material silver, the coins were made either from pure silver or from a silver alloy mixed with other metals. From the 5th century BC Two currencies existed in parallel. Heavier and more valuable coins for foreign trade and smaller, lesser denominations for payments within Macedonia. Towards the end of the 5th century, the smaller pieces of silver were gradually replaced by bronze coins. Philip II continued to expand the Macedonian state and thus gained control over other mines. In addition to the mint in Pella , another was built in Amphipolis. From this time on, gold coins were also produced according to the Attic standard (see Attic talent ), which was introduced by Philip II.
literature
- Archeologikó Mousío Amfípolis . In: Ypourgío Politismoú [Ministry of Culture] (ed.): Archeologiká Mousiá ke Syllogés stin Elláda. Athens 2008, ISBN 978-960-214-740-5 , p. 163.
Web links
- Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, Archaeological Receipts Fund, PDF Online (English, Greek)
- Amphipolis Museum (English)
- Amfipoli Archaeological Museum , Ministry of Culture and Sport (Greek)
Remarks
- ^ Herodotus, The Histories, Book 5, chapter 17, section 2. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
- ^ Hellenic Republic, Ministry of culture and sports, Onassis Foundation USA: Gods and Mortals at Olympus. Edited by Dimitrios Pandermalis, page 146, ISBN 978-0-9906142-2-7
- ↑ Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon, Studies in the Archeology and History of Macedon 650 BC - 300 AD, Chapter 8, Sophia Kremydi, Coinage and Finance Online PDF (English)
Coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′ 31 ″ N , 23 ° 50 ′ 56 ″ E