The remains of the ancient town can be visited
Ancient BuildingLefkadia
Ancient City Mieza-Theatre
The Ancient City Mieza-Theater is part of the remains of a significant ancient Macedonian city. It is located in the Kendriki Makedonia region of Northern Greece and is primarily known as the educational site where Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle.
History+
Mieza was an ancient Macedonian city in the Emathia region, situated between the modern cities of Beroia and Edessa, near present-day Naoussa. Its precise location is no longer fully known today. The city gained fame for its Nymphaeum and as the place where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great from 343/342 to 340/339 BC. Peukestas, one of Alexander's trierarchs, hailed from Mieza. From the 3rd century BC onwards, the site developed into a city and was integrated into the network of regional cities, evidenced, for example, by its reception of festival envoys from Delphi.
Location+
The ancient city of Mieza is located in Lefkadia, in the region of Kendriki Makedonia (Central Macedonia) in Voria Ellada (Northern Greece), Greece. The site is situated at an elevation of approximately 94 meters above sea level.
On site+
The remains of the ancient city of Mieza are accessible to visitors today and can be explored.
Nearby+
- Ancient City Aigai-Theater (Ancient Buildings), approx. 25.0 km away
- Ancient City Dion (Δίον) (Ancient Buildings), approx. 60.6 km away
- Samuil's Fortress (Fortress), approx. 113.0 km away
- Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Manastiri i Shën Prodhromit) (Sacred Building), approx. 128.5 km away
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