Ruins in this city include a stone spell inscription intended to ensure that Dionysophon marries its caster; that artifact highlights a regional Doric dialect and is known as this city's "curse."
Ruins in this city include a stone spell inscription intended to ensure that Dionysophon marries its caster; that artifact highlights a regional Doric dialect and is known as this city's "curse." Though now inland, this city was historically a port on the Thermaic [ther-MAY-ick] gulf. A man who led from this city spent his youth as a hostage in Thebes, where he learned tactics from Epaminondas. The play The Bacchae was first staged in this city while Euripides worked at its court. It reached its peak under a man opposed by the Chremonidean league named (*) "Gonatas." The Romans looted this city after the Battle of Pydna and transferred a regional capital from her to Thessalonica. The kings who ruled from this city used the Vergina sun as their symbol, and include an Argead [ARR-"ghee"-"ad"] who was stabbed by his bodyguard Pausanias after winning at Chaeronea [kye-ROW-nee-uh]. For 10 points, name this capital of ancient Macedon.
Ruins in this city include a stone spell inscription intended to ensure that Dionysophon marries its caster; that artifact highlights a regional Doric dialect and is known as this city's "curse."
Pella