Mieza

Mieza, "shrine of the Nymphs", was a town in ancient Macedonia, where Aristotle was said to have taught the boy Alexander the Great between 343 and 340 BCE.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles and Tomb of Judgement, Lefkadia.

Archaeological site
The is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza, noted for the quality of its painted decoration. The tomb was originally built for the brothers Lyson and Kallikles, sons of Aristophanes, around 250 BC and it continued to be used by their descendants for around a century, going out of use around the time of the Roman conquest. is situated 1 km northeast of Mieza.

Archaeological site
Photo: Iolchos07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tomb of Judgement, also known as the Great Tomb of Lefkadia is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza, noted for its monumental painted facade. It was probably built at the beginning of the third century BC. is situated 1½ km northeast of Mieza.

Archaeological site
Photo: Iolchos07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tomb of the Palmettes, sometimes known as the Rhomiopoulou Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza, Macedonia, Greece, noted for the quality of its painted decoration. It was built in the first half of the third century BC. is situated 2 km northeast of Mieza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kopanos, Imathia and Plevroma.

Town
Photo: Македонец, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town.

Village
is a village in the of , . It is part of the community Petraia within the municipality of . According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 212. is situated 8 km north of Mieza.

Village
Photo: Bigobelaro, Public domain.
is a village in the , of in . Previously part of the community of Petraia, it became a separate community in 2020. is situated 9 km north of Mieza.

Mieza

Latitude
40.6442° or 40° 38′ 39″ north
Longitude
22.12249° or 22° 7′ 21″ east
Open location code
8GG4J4VC+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 515937999
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q132472
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Mieza” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Միեզա”
  • Bengali: “মিয়েজা, ম্যাসিডোনিয়া”
  • Bulgarian: “Миеза”
  • Catalan: “Mieza”
  • Chinese: “米埃扎”
  • Dutch: “Mieza”
  • Esperanto: “Mieza”
  • Finnish: “Mieza”
  • French: “Miéza”
  • German: “Mieza”
  • Greek: “Μίεζα”
  • Indonesian: “Mieza, Makedonia”
  • Italian: “Mieza”
  • Korean: “미에자”
  • Macedonian: “Миеза”
  • Malay: “Mieza”
  • Persian: “میزا (مقدونیه باستان)”
  • Persian: “میزا”
  • Polish: “Mieza”
  • Portuguese: “Mieza”
  • Russian: “Миеза”
  • Spanish: “Mieza”
  • Turkish: “Mieza”
  • Ukrainian: “Мієза”
  • Western Armenian: “Միեզա”

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