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Line 29: }} '''Vergina''' ({{lang-el\|Βεργίνα}}, ''Vergína'' {{IPA-el\|verˈʝina\|}}) is a small town in ~~northern~~ [[Northern Greece]], part of [[Veria]] municipality in [[Imathia]], [[Central Macedonia]]. Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the [[Population exchange between Greece and Turkey\|population exchanges]] after the [[Treaty of Lausanne]] and was a separate [[Municipalities and communities of Greece\|municipality]] until 2011, when it was merged with Veroia under the [[Kallikratis Plan]]. Vergina is best known as the site of ancient '''[[Aegae (Macedonia)\|Aigai]]''' (Αἰγαί, ''Aigaí'', [[Latinisation of names\|Latinized]]: ''Aegae''), the first capital of [[Macedon]]. In 336 BC [[Philip II of Macedon\|Philip II]] was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, [[Alexander the Great]], was proclaimed king. In 1977, the burial sites of several kings of Macedon were uncovered, including the tomb of Philip II which had not been disturbed or looted, unlike so many of the other tombs there. The ancient town was also the site of an extensive royal palace. The archaeological museum of Vergina was built to house all the artifacts found at the site and is one of the most important museums in Greece.<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web \|url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/780 \|title = Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) \|website = UNESCO World Heritage Convention \|publisher = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization \|access-date = 25 November 2022}}</ref>

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