The Column of Kalindoes, Macedon 334-304 BCE

The Column of Kalindoes (Med Text 76)

(March 13, 2025) Kalindoia (Greek: Καλίνδοια) was an ancient city in the Macedonia, the native region of Alexander the Great. (It is now located in modern Thessaloniki, Greece) Archaeologists have dated it to the time of Alexander or shortly afterwards.  Its dimensions are: width: 0.37 m, height: 1.38 m. Now at the Museum of Thessaloniki.

This text is promoting the integration of astrology magic from the motion source deities Su and Selu/Selene with the life powers represented by the deities Alu, Hu, and Ayu. Only with this integration can the balance of food producing nature be maintained.

The Druid Akkadian text reads:

  1. .... is revealing control over .....
  2.  ... expel, expel, expel the involvement with that.  |  Anger [word]
  3. ....  |  Considerations for Yahu (E') will kink the reassigning of fertility-fluids.
  4. ...  starvation.  Starvation is activating the neglected-ones (eagle-vultures). [word] is revealing nothing.
  5.    .... enemy for that.  |  ......
  6. [word] shepherd-priests can activate the high-life-powers by spiritually purifying the Supervisor (Hu) for those.  |  [word] fate [word]  |
  7. Involving Alu  |  will reveal the divine-powers.  |  Lack of involvement will result in  |  emotional-energy influencing the distribution  |  of those.
  8. Astrology-magic can veil the harbor (rain making sky-shell).  |  Involving Alu  | will reveal the divine-powers. | The divine-powers result in fertility-fluids. |
  9. Involve  |  the Controllers (eagle-vultures).   |   Involvement of the Reed-Boat (Ayu, life power) will result in constraints.  |  Considerations (focused emotions of emotion magic)  can change  |  the life-network-birds
  10. The veil is revealing activity.  |  Seeing (divinations) are resulting in the rendering of fate not being shepherded. The lack of emanations (rain, life powers) is not being shepherded.
  11. Change the emanations  |  Fate is activating the visible-forms of astrology-magic.  |  The network-birds are not affecting emotions.
  12. Involvement will result in desire.  |  That activation will result in network-birds desiring rain  |  from Ayu.
  13. Involving the prodders (Thu and Sirius) in astrology-magic causes a lack of worry. The astrological-fate-powers are not being pastured.
  14. Hu can energize anxiety.  |  Opening the life-network-birds is not a sin.  The prodding makes ineffective the reassignments (of channel threads)  |  from  Ayu
  15. Ayu can prod the irrigation-network (life-network).  |  Expel the revelations (of fate).  |  Involvement will result in emotionally-affecting the shepherd-priest's activity (astrology magic).
  16. Those  |  emotion-powers from considerations will emanate from Thu's attunement (logos). Fate can emanate emotion-affects.
  17. Fertility-fluids can be reassigned by the high-powers of fate.  Dehydration can be reassigned by considerations from emotion-[powers].
  18. Consider astrology-magic.  |  Break-through the emotional-affects.  Dehydration can be reassigned by considerations from emotion-[powers].
  19. Consider astrology-magic  |  Fertility-fluids can be reassigned by emanations.  |   Fertility-fluids can be made ineffective by emotional-affects.  Revelations (of fate) .....
  20. The reduction of monitoring [2 words]  activity can make ineffective the astrological-fate-powers.  Astrology-magic's emotional-affects ......
  21. Astrology-magic's high-power involvement is not ineffective.  |  Omens  | ......
  22. Astrology-magic's considerations can strike-down the dispersal of the blockages.
  23. The involvement of the sky-shell-powers can curse the fertility-fluid's expulsions.  Revealing the eagle-vultures [verb] the emanations.  Emotional-affects  ......
  24. Hu  is lacking emanations.  Astrology-magic is lacking activity.  The lack is  frustrating .....
  25. Openings (through the sky-shell) by the [shep]herd-priests are lacking the Supervisor (Hu).  The fertility-fluids of Alu....
  26. Killings are expelling the same  |  The lack  |  of .........
  27. The Reed-boat (Ayu) can harbor the energy.  Expulsions will involve ......
  28. Openings can expel the rain.  Don't activate .....
  29. Thu  |  is lacking attendants (emotion owls).  Fate .......
  30. Energize the life-channels.  |  Expulsions  [word] can break-through ....
  31. Thu  |  is being fated by Su's ineffectiveness.  Emotional-affects can activate  ineffectiveness. ......
  32. Harbor the life-manifestations.  |  How can monitoring the Reed-boat (Ayu and life power) be ineffective? Ineffectiveness ......
  33. Revelations (of fate)  |  can (only) be involved with a lack of emptiness.  |  Revelations of Hu ......
  34. Revelations  |  can (only) be involved with a lack of emptiness.  | 
  35. Astrology-magic's [word]  will not manifest activity.  Expulsions of .......
  36. Fertility-fluids.  |  Fertility-fluids  |  ......
  37. Those Reed-boat (Ayu)-powers can reassign ......
  38. Energy will result in Ayu's involvement  |  for expelling life-manifestations ......
  39. The Controller's (Su and Selu/Selene) opening will result in emotion-powers (Awen).  ..........

References

http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/gh430.jsp?obj_id=16302

Museum website: https://www.amth.gr/en/visit

 Vokotopoulou I, Vokotopoulou, I., "The inscription of the Kalindoes" in Ancient Macedonia IV: Announcements at the fourth International Symposium, Thessaloniki 21-25 September 1983, Thessaloniki, 1986, 87-114

Adam-Vleni, P. (ed.), Kalindoia, an ancient city in Macedonia, Thessaloniki, 2008, 92-93

Previously Attempted Translation

(March 11, 2025) According to this attempted translation, a priest devoted to the god Apollo dedicated this runestone to his fellow priests of Asclepios. Such a name list  immediately raises questions about the validity of this translation because names can be cluster any arbitrary set of letters. Names are not a translation! Also these letter assignments are way wrong.


Agathnanor, son of Agathon whowas priest in the Asclepios templededicated to Apollo (this stele)These are the names of the priestsfrom when King Alexander gaveto the Macedonians Kalindoia and theareas near it (meaning) Thamiskia,Kamakaea, Tripoatis: Sivras, sonof Irodoros, Troilos son of Antigonos,Kalias son of Apollonios, Ikotas son ofGirtos, Igisipos son of Nikoxenos,Likourgos son of Nikanor, Agathanorson of Agathon, Menelaus son ofMenandros, Antigonos son of Menandros,Antimenon son of Menandros,Kratipos son of Evritios, Gilis son ofEvritios, Kanun son of Assa(...)mikos,Kertimas son of Krithon, Filotas sonof Leonidas, Ptolemmas son of M(...),Mias son of Filiskos, Amerias sonof Kidias, Pason son of Skitis, Filagrosson of Menander, Gidias son of Krithon,Filoksenos son of E(...), Perdikas sonof Amadiskos, Nikanor son ofNikanor, Nikanor son of Sosos,Badis son of Astion, Antifanes sonof Sos(...), Parmenion son ofAl(...), Glaukias son of Davrias,Arpalos son Fa(...)

Reference

https://www.pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3839

Translation of Lines 1 and 2

(March 11, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 1 and 2 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. ... Nu  ARu  A ....... (Med 76.1)
  2. ... AṢ  AṢ  AṢ  Ku  A  |  AGu  [2 letters]   

In English

  1. .... is revealing control over .....
  2.  ... expel, expel, expel the involvement with that.  |  Anger [word]

Translation of Lines 3 and 4

(March 11, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 3 and 4 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. ...  |  ANu  E'  ḪaKu  ENu  Mu (Med 76.3)
  2. ...   EKu.  EKu  Ṣu  EGu  GiNu.  [1]  Nu  E 

In English

  1. ....  |  Considerations for Yahu (E') will kink the reassigning of fertility-fluids.
  2. ...  starvation.  Starvation is activating the neglected-ones (eagle-vultures). [word] is revealing nothing.

Translation of Lines 5 and 6

(March 11, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 5 and 6 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. .... YaBu  A  |  L  ......    (Med 76.5)
  2. [1] Re'u  Ṣu  ELu  ZiKu  EMu  A  |  [1]  Le'u  [1]  | 

In English

  1.    .... enemy for that.  |  ......
  2. [word] shepherd-priests can activate the high-life-powers by spiritually purifying the Supervisor (Hu) for those.  |  [word] fate [word]  |

Translation of Lines 7 and 8

(March 11, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 7 and 8 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Ku  ALu  |  Nu  Di'u  |  Lu  Ku  A  |  Gi  LaŠu  ZeRu  |  A (Med 76.7)
  2. Tu  APu  ERu  |  Ku  ALu  |  Nu  Di'u  |  Di'u  A  Mu  |

In English

  1. Involving Alu  |  will reveal the divine-powers.  |  Lack of involvement will result in  |  emotional-energy influencing the distribution  |  of those.
  2. Astrology-magic will veil the harbor (rain making sky-shell).  |  Involving Alu  |  will reveal the divine-powers.  |  The divine-powers result in fertility-fluids.  |

Translation of Lines 9 and 10

(March 12, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 9 and 10 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Ku  |  ARu  |  Ku  AMu  A  KaLu  |  ANu  TaRu  |  Pa'u
  2. APu  Nu  Ṣu  |  BaRu  A  ṢaḪu  Re'u.  Lu  Zu  Re'u  Ya

In English

  1. Involve  |  the Controllers (Su and Selene, motion powers).   |   Involvement of the Reed-Boat (Ayu, life power) will result in constraints.  |  Considerations (focused emotions of emotion magic)  can change  |  the life-network-birds
  2. The veil is revealing activity.  |  Seeing (divinations) are resulting in the rendering of fate not being shepherded. The lack of emanations is not being shepherded.

Translation of Lines 11 and 12

(March 12, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 11 and 12 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. TaRu  Zu  |  Le'u  Ṣu  LaNu  Tu  |  Pa'u  Ne'u  Ya
  2. Ku  A  LaLu  |  A  Ṣu  A  Pa'u  LaLu  ZeNu  |  'Yu

In English

  1. Change the emanations  |  Fate is activating the visible-forms of astrology-magic.  |  The network-birds are not affecting emotions.
  2. Involvement will result in desire.  |  That activation will result in network-birds desiring rain  |  from Ayu.

Translation of Lines 13 and 14

(March 12, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 13 and 14 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Ku  Ka'u  Tu  Lu  ṢaPu.  IRu  Ta'u  Ya
  2. Ḫu  Gu  ḪaṢu  |  Pu  Pa'u  ṢiNu  Ya  Ka'u  E  ENu  'Yu

In English

  1. Involving the prodders (Thu and Sirius) in astrology-magic causes a lack of worry. The astrological-fate-powers are not being pastured.
  2. Hu can energize anxiety.  |  Opening the life-network-birds is not a sin.  The proddings makes ineffective the reassignments (of channel threads)  |  from  Ayu

Translation of Lines 15 and 16

(March 12, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 15 and 16 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. AYu  Ka'u  IKu  |  'Ṣu  Nu  |  Ku  A  Ne'u  Re'u  Ṣu
  2. A  |  A'u  ANu  Zu  Ṭu  LaGu.  Le'u  Zu  Ne'u 

In English

  1. Ayu can prod the irrigation-network (life-network).  |  Expel the revelations (of fate).  |  Involvement will result in emotionally-affecting the shepherd-priest's activity (astrology magic).
  2. Those  |  emotion-powers from considerations will emanate from Thu's attunement (logos). Fate can emanate emotion-affects.

Translation of Lines 17 and 18

(March 13, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 17 and 18 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Mu  ENu  ELu  Le'u.  ṢaMu  ENu  ANu  A[']
  2. ANu  Tu  |  Ga'u  Ne'u.   ṢaMu  ENu  ANu  A[']   

In English

  1. Fertility-fluids can be reassigned by the high-powers of fate.  Dehydration can be reassigned by considerations from emotion-[powers].
  2. Consider astrology-magic.  |  Break-through the emotional-affects.  Dehydration can be reassigned by considerations from emotion-[powers].

Translation of Lines 19 and 20

(March 13, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 19 and 20 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. ANu  Tu  |  Mu  ENu  Zu  |   Mu  E  Ne'u.  Nu  A......
  2. KR  AT  [2 letters]'   Ṣu  E  IRu.  Tu  Ne'u  ......  

In English

  1. Consider astrology-magic  |  Fertility-fluids can be reassigned by emanations.  |   Fertility-fluids can be made ineffective by emotional-affects.  Revelations (of fate) .....
  2. The reduction of monitoring [2 words]  activity can make ineffective the astrological-fate-powers.  Astrology-magic's emotional-affects ......

Translation of Line 21 and 22

(March 13, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 21 and 22 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Tu  ILu  Ku  E  Ya  |  IT  |  [1]Y ..........
  2. Tu  ANu  QaPu  NaLu  Ṣe'u.   (Gloss ?)

In English

  1. Astrology-magic's high-power involvement is not ineffective.  |  Omens  | ......
  2. Astrology-magic's considerations can strike-down the dispersal of the blockages.

Translation of Line 23 and 24

(March 13, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 23 and 24 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Ku  EBu  TaMu  Mu  AṢu.  Nu  Ru  [2]  Zu.  Ne'u ......
  2. Ḫu  Lu  Zu.  Tu  Lu  Ṣu.  Lu  EZu  .....

In English

  1. The involvement of the sky-shell-powers can curse the fertility-fluid's expulsions.  Revealing the eagle-vultures [verb] the emanations.  Emotional-affects  ......
  2. Hu  is lacking emanations.  Astrology-magic is lacking activity.  The lack is  frustrating .....

Translation of Line 25 and 26

(March 13, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 25 and 26 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Pu  [R]'  Lu  EMu.  Mu  ALu  M ......
  2. MuTu  AṢu  Šu  |  Lu  |  S  .....

In English

  1. Openings (through the sky-shell) by the [shep]herd-priests are lacking the Supervisor (Hu).  The fertility-fluids of Alu....
  2. Killings are expelling the same  |  The lack  |  of .........

Translation of Line 27 and 28

(March 13, 2025) 

Translation of Lines 27 and 28 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. AMu  ERu  Gi  AṢ  Ku   ......
  2. Pu  AṢu  ZiNu.  Ṣu  Ya   .....

In English

  1. The Reed-boat (Ayu) can harbor the energy.  Expulsions will involve ......
  2. Openings can expel the rain.  Don't activate .....

Translation of Line 29 and 30

(March 13, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 29 and 30 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Ṭu  |   Lu  AḪu.  Re'u ......
  2. Gi  IDu  |  AṢu. [word]  IGu   .....

In English

  1. Thu  |  is lacking attendants (emotion owls).  Fate .......
  2. Energize the life-channels.  |  Expulsions  [word] can break-through ....

Translation of Line 31 and 32

(March 14, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 31 and 32 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Ṭu  |  Le'u  Su  E.  Ne'u  Ṣu  E   ......
  2. ERu  Du  |  KiKu  ATu  AMu  E.  E     .....

In English

  1. Thu  |  is being fated by Su's ineffectiveness.  Emotional-affects can activate  ineffectiveness. ......
  2. Harbor the life-manifestations.  |  How can monitoring the Reed-boat (Ayu and life power) be ineffective? Ineffectiveness ......

Translation of Line 33 and 34

(March 14, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 33 and 34 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Nu  |  Ku  Lu  NeZu  |  Nu  Ḫu  ......
  2. Nu  |  Ku  Lu  NeZu  |  .....

In English

  1. Revelations (of fate)  |  can (only) be involved with a lack of emptiness.  |  Revelations of Hu ......
  2. Revelations  |  can (only) be involved with a lack of emptiness.  | 

Translation of Line 35 and 36

(March 14, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 35 and 36 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. Tu  A[1]  Du  Ya  Ṣu.  AṢu  Tu  ......
  2. Mu  |  Mu  |  A   .....

In English

  1. Astrology-magic's [word]  will not manifest activity.  Expulsions of .......
  2. Fertility-fluids.  |  Fertility-fluids  |  ......

Translation of Line 37 and 38

(March 14, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 37 and 38 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. A  [I]M  ENu  N[1]  A......
  2. Gi  A  AYu  Ku  |  AṢu  D  A.....

In English

  1. Those Reed-boat (Ayu)-powers can reassign ......
  2. Energy will result in Ayu's involvement  |  for expelling life-manifestations ......

Translation of Line 39

(March 14, 2025)  

Translation of Lines 39 in Akkadian (Med Text 76)

(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs in italic bold. Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words)
Chart Used: Aegean Lineage, Letter style is Hellenistic like Rosetta Stone.
  1. ARu  Pu  A  A'u.  ........

In English

  1. The Controller's (Su and Selu/Selene) opening will result in emotion-powers (Awen).  ..........

History of Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

(April 5, 2024. This is a google translation of the text on the museum's website.)

The history of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki traces the course of the modern history of the city. The Ephorate of Antiquities "under the General Administration of Macedonia" was the first service to be established in November 1912, just fifteen days after the signing of the surrender of the city to the Greek State. Until 1925, the place of collection of the antiquities of Macedonia was the Government House (today's building of the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace), as well as the Ottoman School of Idadie, the building that housed the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University. During the First World War, antiquities from the French Army of the East (Armee Francaise d' Orient) were collected initially in Karabournaki and then in the Rotunda, while the findings from the British research were concentrated in the White Tower.

In 1925 the Yeni Mosque, the newest mosque in the Dönmeh, of the former Turkish-occupied Thessaloniki, was granted to the Archaeological Service. The Yeni Mosque will be the first museum of the city, as indicated by the inscription left on its frontispiece. In 1940 many antiquities, mainly sculptures, were buried in trenches in order to save them from the tornado of World War II. The antiquities were unearthed in 1951 and exhibited for the first time in the central hall of the Archaeological Museum (Yeni Tzami) in 1953.

In 1950 a large plot of land was granted in a central part of Thessaloniki, at the YMCA Square in the immediate vicinity of the large area where the International Exhibition was organized. The design of the new museum was entrusted to the eminent Greek architect Patroklos Karantinos, an important representative of modernism in Greece.

The new museum was inaugurated in 1962 with all formality, along with the celebrations for the fifty years since the liberation of Thessaloniki, with an exhibition of the impressive findings of the tombs of Derveni that had been discovered in the same year. Subsequently, a sculpture exhibition was organized, from the archaic to the Roman times, by George Despinis, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The brilliant findings of the professor Manolis Andronikos from the excavation of the basilican altars in Virgina, which were transferred for safekeeping and preservation to the museum immediately after their discovery, forced the organization of a new way of exhibition and demonstrated the need for a building extension. In 1982, a new exhibition was organized, which was organized by Σίνδο. The reconstruction and the exhibition were carried out with the supervision and supervision of the ancient archeology of Aikaterini. In 1985, the 2,300th anniversary of the founding of Thessaloniki, by Cassandra in 315 BC, the first major exhibition dedicated to the history and archeology of the city, under the supervision of the then director of the Museum of Ioulias Vokotopoulou

In 1996, the first extensive exhibition of prehistoric Macedonia took place in the basement space below the exhibition of Virgin Mary, in the new building of the Virgin Mary in 1980, under the supervision of the then director of the Museum of Dimitri Grammenou and the editorship of the archeologist Maria Papa. In 1998, after the transfer of the remains of the angels from the Museum to Virgin and their exhibition in the museum building that restored the great burial vault of the basilica, an exhibition was organized in the Museum on the theme of "Chrysos of the Macedonians", under the supervision of then the director of Δημήτρη Gramménou and the editor of the archeologists Mbetina Tsigarida and Δεσποινα Ιγνατιαδου, in order to fill the "vacuum" left in the public's attention by the lack of impressive basilicas and archeology of the city, with the editor of the then director of the Museum of Ioulias Vokotopoulos.

In 2002, with the relevant Presidential Decree (to 164/2002), the Archáiologík Museum of Thessaloniki became an independent regional unit of the Ministry of Politics. The urgent need for renovation of the building of Karaðinou and of Bogiatze and the modern museological imperatives led to the decision of a radical overhaul of the Museum in the dawn of the 21st century. Since 2004, the Museum has been operating with new permanent exhibitions... After a four-year hiatus from the official opening of the now renovated Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, with five new thematic exhibitions, under the supervision of Δ. Gramménou kai megulu épiteleiou of many specialties, they were made in September 2006.

After a long period of work necessary for the reorganization of the exhibition, storage, maintenance and administration spaces, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki opened its doors to the public in September 2006. In the preceding period, apart from the building expansion, the most important and the essential part of our approach: it was designed and realized the re-use of the Museum's collections in a way that covers the needs of the modern visitor.

Our intention was to illuminate the aspects of the culture that developed in Macedonia, especially in the region of Thessaloniki and the nearby provinces, for a long period of time: from the dawn of the ancient world to the earliest antiquity, that is, the first Christian centuries.

Reference

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