Archaeological Site of Aigai

E417783

UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site

The Archaeological Site of Aigai is the ancient royal capital of Macedon, renowned for its monumental palace and royal tombs, including that of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	2
Archaeological Site of Aigai canonical	1
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern Vergina)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)"	1
archaeological site of Aigai	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4156384 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Archaeological Site of Aigai
Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in Greece, hasSite, Archaeological Site of Aigai]

A. Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
B. Archaeological site of Olympia
The Archaeological site of Olympia is an ancient sanctuary in the Peloponnese that was the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated to Zeus.
C. Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
D. Pythagoreion archaeological site
The Pythagoreion archaeological site is an ancient fortified harbor town on the Greek island of Samos, notable for its classical ruins and its association with the mathematician Pythagoras.
E. Gordium archaeological site
The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Archaeological Site of Aigai
Target entity description: The Archaeological Site of Aigai is the ancient royal capital of Macedon, renowned for its monumental palace and royal tombs, including that of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.

A. Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
B. Archaeological site of Olympia
The Archaeological site of Olympia is an ancient sanctuary in the Peloponnese that was the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated to Zeus.
C. Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
D. Pythagoreion archaeological site
The Pythagoreion archaeological site is an ancient fortified harbor town on the Greek island of Samos, notable for its classical ruins and its association with the mathematician Pythagoras.
E. Gordium archaeological site
The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
ancientName	Aigai ⓘ
associatedWith	Alexander the Great ⓘ Argead dynasty ⓘ Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
coordinateRegion	40.4833°N 22.3167°E ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
discoveredBy	Manolis Andronikos ⓘ
hasMuseum	Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai ⓘ
hasPart	fortification remains of Aigai ⓘ necropolis of Aigai ⓘ linked to: royal necropolis of Aigai royal palace of Aigai ⓘ royal tombs of Aigai ⓘ sanctuaries of Aigai ⓘ theatre of Aigai ⓘ tomb of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ linked to: Tomb of Philip II of Macedon
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	gold funerary artifacts ⓘ monumental royal palace ⓘ richly furnished royal tombs ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings in tombs ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Macedonia ⓘ Imathia regional unit ⓘ ancient Macedon ⓘ
majorExcavationsStartYear	1977 ⓘ
modernName	Vergina ⓘ
near	modern town of Vergina ⓘ
partOf	ancient Macedonian kingdom ⓘ
period	Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
preserves	burial mounds (tumuli) ⓘ remains of royal palace complex ⓘ
region	Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
significance	burial place of Macedonian kings ⓘ contains tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great ⓘ first capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1996 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	780 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName	Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) ⓘ linked to: Archaeological Site of Aigai
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty	Hellenic Republic ⓘ linked to: Greece

How these facts were elicited