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[Nikola]

Originally Posted by DedoAleko

Sarcophagus of Alexander of Makedon in Makedonia

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Archaeological Museum will be opened on Saturday, and the public will be able to visit on Sunday.

The archaeological museum in Skopje, set 15 wax figures of celebrities who have left a mark in Macedonian history and past, such as Philip II, Alexander III, Perseus, Justinian, Samuel King, King Mark.
The figures of Philip, Alexander will be housed in the ancient century, remaining in the Middle Ages. As one of the most attractive items will be a replica of the sarcophagus of Alexander of Makedon and the original marble sculpture of Venus Pudika (Shy Venus) 2 N century. 's. "said Director of the Archaeological Museum Vesela Chestoeva.

This huge sarcophagus and in many ways important historical exhibit in which hundreds of engraved figures that symbolize the biggest win and undefeated military commander of all time Alexander of Makedon, more than a hundred years, from the time it was found in the 19th century near the city of Sidon, until today, has attracted the attention of experts and the general public.

Marble sarcophagus of Alexander of Makedon dating from the 4th century BC, was discovered in 1887 by archaeologist and antiquarian Turkish Osman Hamdi Bey that conducted excavations in the necropolis near the Lebanese city of Sidon. At that time, the territory of present-day Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire. During the research, Hamdi Bey came across four massive well-preserved sarcophagi belonging to important figures of Sidon from the time of Alexander.

Sarcophagus boat were taken to Istanbul and then presented at a public exhibition in the Ottoman Imperial Museum, which on this occasion was officially opened on August 13, 1891. Since then until today, sarcophagus is kept at the Museum in Istanbul.

This luxury stone coffin is known worldwide as the sarcophagus of Alexander and the biggest attraction for visitors coming in the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul.

Sarcophagus of Alexander enchants with its appearance. This fifteen-ton marble coffin was made of two blocks panteliski high quality marble. As time gets zlatnikava glittering marble color and shows the splendor of relief introduced recognizing the importance and wealth of the deceased.

On one long side of the sarcophagus is shown fighting the Persians with Alexander.

The scene represents the battle of Issus, the Macedonian king is depicted as a horseman, with the lion's head helmet, as spear thrusting Persian horseman. On the other long side, Alexander is represented in hunting lions. Among the riders that follow are considered to present the beautiful landscape and the characters are the generals Perdiccas and his pobratim Hefajstion, and the king of Sidon, Abdalonimus. The two short sides contain scenes that depict Abdalonimus in battle and hunting panther, and the Battle of Gaza and killing Perdiccas.



An ancient sarcophagus copy of the second sarcophagus of Alexander. In fact, he was made ​​according to a copy of the golden sarcophagus of Alexander made ​​to hide the trace of the body of Alexander the aspirants to the Macedonian throne. That is, each of the aspirants to the throne who would possess the sarcophagus with the body of Alexander, also would have the symbols of the Macedonian imperial power.

The making of a copy of the marble sarcophagus of Alexander, agreed with Turkish archaeologists in April 2009, and its placement in the new Archeological Museum of Macedonia, will be of paramount importance for the country. As the marble sarcophagus of Alexander of Makedon represents the greatest attraction for visitors in the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul, and a replica of the sarcophagus of Alexander of Macedonia set in his native country, will be a real magnet for foreign visitors in Macedonia.

The copy of the sarcophagus of Alexander of Makedon, is the result of good cooperation between Turkish and Macedonian archaeologists, and once again confirm the good and friendly relations between the two countries.

izvor: http://www.mn.mk/aktuelno/9642-Sarko...-vo-Makedonija

"Friendship between the two countries"
Lovely idea, but they've just come out effectively supporting the Albanians after what happened in Kumanovo, asking for the "implementation of the Ohrid agreement" and whatnot.

[Ryden]

Originally Posted by Nikola

"Friendship between the two countries"
Lovely idea, but they've just come out effectively supporting the Albanians after what happened in Kumanovo, asking for the "implementation of the Ohrid agreement" and whatnot.

the turks are not our " friends " . the only thing we have in common is that we both have common enemy (greeks ). u take out the greeks out of the equation , to them we would be " kaffirs ". Many Macedonians think that turkey is our friend and would be help us , but they have shown their true colours in many instances , and they would support the albanians over us anyday

[sydney]

Originally Posted by Bill77

Doomed.....We are all Doomed


NATO sings ‘We Are The World’ for peace during Antalya meeting
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nat...&NewsCatID=359

10/10 on the cringe-factor scale.

[Gocka]

Very true. I don't know how a group that enslaved Macedonians for 500 years could be our friend? Or even why we should want them as our friends. If Macedonia had broken away from Turkey earlier I am 100% sure Macedonia would be whole today and we would be much better off. People forget the reason Macedonian nationalism fell behind our neighbors is because we were by far the last to get our freedom from Turks.

Fast forward to today and turkey is ruled by a heavy Islamist party who supports the Islamists that Macedonia struggles with today.

Originally Posted by Ryden

the turks are not our " friends " . the only thing we have in common is that we both have common enemy (greeks ). u take out the greeks out of the equation , to them we would be " kaffirs ". Many Macedonians think that turkey is our friend and would be help us , but they have shown their true colours in many instances , and they would support the albanians over us anyday

[Ryden]

Originally Posted by Gocka

Very true. I don't know how a group that enslaved Macedonians for 500 years could be our friend? Or even why we should want them as our friends. If Macedonia had broken away from Turkey earlier I am 100% sure Macedonia would be whole today and we would be much better off. People forget the reason Macedonian nationalism fell behind our neighbors is because we were by far the last to get our freedom from Turks.

Fast forward to today and turkey is ruled by a heavy Islamist party who supports the Islamists that Macedonia struggles with today.

its not coincidence that we were the last one to reach for freedom from the Turks. Even then we needed it other countries to choose our destiny. We replaced the turks with other ocupators ( greeks , albanians, bulgarians and serbs ) i pray for the day when all Macedonians unite regrdless of their diffrences ..

[Bill77]

Teenagers beaten up on their prom night for waving Macedonian flag in Skopje.
http://press24.mk/krvava-maturska-no...zhiveale-horor

[George S.]

Nothing surprises me when the govt does sweet heart deals with terrorists shiptari.

[Volokin]

Macedonian President Cancels Euronews Interview for Use of FYROM Abbreviation

The Cabinet of the Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov asked for an apology from the television house "Euronews" because of the way they addressed the country in a promotion for a set interview. Euronews, which is a part of a European distribution union of state televisions from Europe, started to promote the interview through social networks by asking readers to post questions for "FYROM President".

The Macedonian cabinet informs that because of this form of addressing the interview with Issabele Kumar from this television will be canceled. The interview was supposed to happen during the security conference GLOBSEC in Slovakia, at which President Ivanov will participate.

"We inform you that President Ivanov is canceling the scheduled interview for your medium. The abbreviation FYROM is altogether unacceptable for Macedonia. We deeply regret that our request to remove the abbreviation FYROM was not respected, and the request to refer to our country by its constitutional name-Republic of Macedonia was not honored. We consider the use of the abbreviation FYROM an insult to our citizens. As we informed you before that abbreviation is not in use anywhere, including the registry of the United Nations and we pointed out that FYROM is not a name in UN, but a reference that is never used as an abbreviation", said the Cabinet message of President Ivanov.

The interview was promoted under the heading "Ask FYROM President", without consent from Macedonia.

http://www.independent.mk/articles/1...M+Abbreviation

Well done.

[DedoAleko]

Refugees (mostly of Syrian origin), in refugee camp in Skopje,Macedonia






This is horrible!

It is estimated that more than 100 thousand of refugees (mostly of Syrian origin) passed through Macedonia this year, on their way to northern europe.Their route is from Turkey ,greece,Macedonia with final destination Germany and other Northern European countries...

And for the record, UNHCR is in charge for these refugee camps.

[julie]

Originally Posted by DedoAleko

Refugees (mostly of Syrian origin), in refugee camp in Skopje,Macedonia






This is horrible!

It is estimated that more than 100 thousand of refugees (mostly of Syrian origin) passed through Macedonia this year, on their way to northern europe.Their route is from Turkey ,greece,Macedonia with final destination Germany and other Northern European countries...

And for the record, UNHCR is in charge for these refugee camps.

awful
will never understand what humanity has become today, anywhere in this world to treat asylum seekers worse than we would treat our domestic pets

Unfortunately Australia has a smeared apalling record of mistreatment as well

horrible world we live in today, what have we become, humanity has lost the plot