PELLA (kingdom in Emathia)
Capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon
- Kind of place
- Kingdom
- Region
- Emathia
- Where
- 40.76° N, 22.52° E
Philip, who was raised there, greatly improved the city and elevated it from a minor city to a significant one. Strabo 7.fragments.20 Pella contains a citadel built on a lake named Ludias. Strabo 7.fragments.20 The city of Pella is described as being rich with its waters. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 5.16 ¶1
Described in the sources
The city was considered the metropolis of the Macedonians, similar to the native Pella. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 35.36 ¶22 +2 Pella is located in Bottiaean territory on a narrow strip of coast north of the Thermaean Gulf. Herodotus 7.123.3 +1 Pella is situated within the Bottiaean territory, an area previously held by the Bottiaei people. Herodotus 7.123.3 +1 Pella is located in the region of Lower Macedonia, within the territory inhabited by Macedonians, Paeones, and Thracian mountain tribes. Strabo 7.7.4 +1 Noble chromises can be caught in this location. Athenaeus 7.135 Pella is located in the interior region of Macedonia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.17 ¶1 Pella is situated within the fifth zone of the earth. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 6.39 ¶6 Pella is described as a colony within the territory of Macedonia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.17 ¶1 Pella is described as a region where Pierus possessed rich lands. Ovid Met. 5.243-340 (4) Pella was formerly a small city before being significantly improved. Strabo 7.fragments.23
Stories and history
The Macedonian Treasury was formerly located in Pella. Strabo 7.fragments.20 Alexander the Great ordered a painting by Aristides to be moved to Pella. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 35.36 ¶22 The first Macedonians named the city Pella because many of their soldiers settled there. Strabo 16.2.10 Wood on an altar there spontaneously moved and ignited without an external light source. Pausanias 1.16.1 Stratonicus traveled to this city to investigate claims about its baths and local youths. Athenaeus 8.41