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Thessaloniki - Θεσσαλονίκη

by GeorgiosX - last update: Feb 14, 2003

Η Θεσσαλονίκη είναι η πρωτεύουσα της Μακεδονίας. Η Μακεδονία είναι ελληνική!

Thessaloniki is the capital of Macedonia. Macedonia is Greek!

Η Θεσσαλονίκη ιδρύθηκε την Ελληνιστική περίοδο από τον Κάσσανδρο, τον στρατηγό του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου. "Θεσσαλονίκη" λεγόταν η γυναίκα του Κασσάνδρου, η αδελφή του Αλεξάνδρου.

Thessaloniki was founded in the Hellenistic period by Kassander, Alexander the Great's general. "Thessaloniki" was the name of Kassander's wife, Alexander's sister.

Μετά τον θάνατο του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου ο Κάσσανδρος ήθελε να γίνει διάδοχός του. Σκότωσε τους συγγενείς του Αλεξάνδρου εκτός από την αδελφή του την Θεσσαλονίκη την οποία παντρεύτηκε.

After Alexander the Great's death Kassander wanted to become his successor. He killed Alexander's relatives except of his sister Thessaloniki, whom he married.

Πριν από την ίδρυση της πόλης υπήρχαν μερικοί οικισμοί στην περιοχή αυτή. Όταν ιδρύθηκε η Θεσσαλονίκη, ο κόσμος έφυγε από τους προελληνιστικούς οικισμούς και πήγε στην νέα πόλη Θεσσαλονίκη που μέχρι τον 20ο αιώνα τελείωνε στα τείχη που μπορείτε να δείτε ακόμα και σήμερα. Έτσι η Θεσσαλονίκη ήταν το σημερινό Κέντρο Πόλεως και η Άνω Πόλη.

Before the foundation of the city there were some settlements in the region. When Thessaloniki was founded, people left the pre-Hellenistic settlements and went to the new town Thessaloniki, which until the 20th century ended at the fortification walls you can still see today. So Thessaloniki consisted of today's Centre of the City and the Upper Town.

Μετά από την Μικρασιατική Καταστροφή ήρθαν πολλοί πρόσφυγες, και η Θεσσαλονίκη μεγάλωσε ...

After the catastrophe of Asia Minor in 1922, many Greek refugees came from there, and Thessaloniki grew ...

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Comments for GeorgiosX about Thessaloniki
kenHuocj Wed Oct 25, 2006 13:49 UTC
 4pm your time, about time to get ready for the B celebrations, Best wishes for many more candel blowing parties ;-)))
Lion_Beat Sun May 11, 2003 10:01 UTC
 Heptapyrgion sounds like a nice place for summer to cool out! :)
Callavetta Wed Apr 23, 2003 19:04 UTC
 Fantastic! I love that you wrote in two languages.
jgemini65 Wed Apr 23, 2003 18:15 UTC
 Great historical info...thanks!
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