Contents: The History of the Archaeological Museum 1. Prehistoric Macedonia - Paleolithic - Neolithic eras - The Bronze Age 2. The Transition to the Historical Period in Macedonia The Iron Age (1100-600 Bc) 3. The Historical Period in Macedonia (7th C. Bc-4th C. Ad) - Geographical and historical framework - The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Macedonia - Roman rule in Macedonia (168 BC-4th c. AD) - Dating Macedonian inscriptions - Population, society, and institutions - The weaponry of the Macedonian army - Education - Rural life - Workshops - Travel and trade - Private life and the household - Beliefs about the afterlife - Cults and myths - Arts and letters 4. Thessaloniki The Historical Context: The settlements around the Thermaic Gulf before the founding of Thessaloniki, The founding of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki under Roman rule, The period of the Tetrarchy - Private and public life - The cemeteries Monumental Building Complexes: The archaeological site in Kyprion Agoniston Square, The Hellenistic baths in the later Roman Imperial agora (forum), The agora during the Imperial age, The "Incantadas", The Galerian palace complex - Festivals, spectacles and their venues - Cults - The Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods - The Ionic temple transported to Thessaloniki 5. The Gold of Macedon - Goldworking techniques - Precious funerary offerings in Macedonian cemeteries - The Derveni krater