Excavations of the "Aristotle School" near Naousa.
Mieza was named for Mieza, in ancient Macedonian mythology, the daughter of Beres and sister of Olganos and Beroia. It was the home of Alexander's companion Peucestas. Aristotle was hired by Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon, to teach his son, and was given the Temple of the Nymphs as a classroom. In return, Philip re-built and freed the citizens of Stagira, Aristotle's hometown, which he had razed in a previous conquest across Greece and Macedon.[4]
mieza, macedonia, other, uses, mieza, disambiguation, mieza, ancient, greek, Μίεζα, shrine, nymphs, town, ancient, macedonia, where, aristotle, taught, alexander, great, between, ptolemy, classifies, mieza, among, cities, emathia, stephanus, byzantium, other, . For other uses see Mieza disambiguation Mieza Ancient Greek Mieza shrine of the Nymphs was a town in ancient Macedonia where Aristotle taught the boy Alexander the Great between 343 and 340 BCE 1 Ptolemy classifies Mieza among the cities of Emathia 2 Stephanus of Byzantium on the other hand deriving his information apparently from Theagenes alludes to it as topos Strymonos and adds that it was sometimes called Strymonium The site where Mieza once stood is the modern Lefkadia near the modern town Naousa Imathia Central Macedonia Greece and has been the subject of archeological excavations since 1954 3 Excavations of the Aristotle School near Naousa Mieza was named for Mieza in ancient Macedonian mythology the daughter of Beres and sister of Olganos and Beroia It was the home of Alexander s companion Peucestas Aristotle was hired by Alexander s father Philip II of Macedon to teach his son and was given the Temple of the Nymphs as a classroom In return Philip re built and freed the citizens of Stagira Aristotle s hometown which he had razed in a previous conquest across Greece and Macedon 4 Students educated at Mieza include Hephaestion Ptolemy I Soter Cassander and Cleitus the Black Gallery edit nbsp Modern statue of Aristotle near the School nbsp Kinch s Tomb nbsp Facade of the Tomb of the Palmettes 3rd BC nbsp Facade of the Tomb of Judgment 4th 3rd C BC nbsp Fresco from the Tomb of Judgment showing religious imagery of the afterlife Hermes Psychopompos nbsp Another fresco from the Tomb of Judgment showing imagery of the afterlife nbsp Painting from the Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles 3rd C BC References edit pothos org Aristotle 384 322 BC Archived 2012 07 28 at the Wayback Machine Ptolemy The Geography Vol 3 13 39 Orkin Lisa 18 July 1999 Greece Ruins Renewed Seeking New Life For Past Glories The Seattle Times via Associated Press DeGategno Paul J and Stubblefield R Jay 2006 Critical Companion to Jonathan Swift p 32 Infobase Publishing ISBN 1438108516 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1854 1857 Mieza Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography London John Murray External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mieza Macedonia Images of the ruins of Mieza and brief description of the site School of Aristotle and Cultural Center Naousa 40 37 50 N 22 05 54 E 40 63069 N 22 09844 E 40 63069 22 09844 nbsp This Macedonia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a location in ancient Macedonia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mieza Macedonia amp oldid 1157820773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
