2. •Thessaloniki is the second largest city of Greece. It is
the seat of the Regional Unity Thessaloniki and Central
Macedonia.
• Thessalonikiis a bright and vibrant city with a long
history. Despite earthquakes, disasters, invasions and
mandatory Household Effects, Thessaloniki keeps
undisturbed the century urban life.

3. •The city was founded by Cassander and
was named in honor of his wife,
Thessaloniki, half-sister of Alexander the
Great and daughter of Philip II‘s fifth
wife, the princess Thessalidas Nikisipoleos
Alexander the Great
(Μέγας Αλέξανδρος)

4. Monuments and sights of
Thessaloniki
The Arch of Galerius
The statue of Alexander the Great .

5. Monuments and sights of
Thessaloniki
The white tower Uptown of Thessaloniki

6. Monuments and sights of
Thessaloniki
Agios Dimitrios Agia Sofia

7. History of Thessaloniki

8. History of Thessaloniki
Some important dates
• The establishment of Cassander 2317 years ago
• 168 BC: Becomes capital of the Roman province of Macedonia
• 49 AD and 52 AD: the Apostle Paul visited.
• 306 AD: witness the patron saint of St. Demetrius.
• 390 AD: It is the base of Theodosius the Great against the Goths.
• 1115 AD: He falls into the hands of the Venetians.
• 1204 AD: They enter the Crusaders.
• 1223 AD: The city became Greek again.
• 1423 AD: Again the Venetians.
• 1430 AD: The Turks are coming.
• 1912 AD: The Greek Army releases.
• 1913 AD: Here is assassinated King George A.
• 1917 AD: Does the "fire of the century '

9. The city was founded
around 315 BC
by King Cassander
of Macedon, on or
near the site of the
ancient town
of Therma and
twenty-six other local
villages.
History of Thessaloniki
After the fall of the Kingdom of Macedon in 168 BC, Thessalonica as it
came to be called in Latin, became a city of the Roman Republic. It
grew to be an important trade-hub located on the Via Egnatia,
the Roman road connecting Byzantium (later Constantinople)
with Dyrrhachium (now Durrës inAlbania), which facilitated trade
between Europe and Asia.

10. History of Thessaloniki
The Byzantine Empire, unable to
Thessaloniki's acropolis,
hold the city against the Ottoman
located in the northern hills,
Empire's advance, sold it in 1423
was built in 55 BC
to the Republic of Venice. Venice
for security reasons. Its
held the city until it was captured
importance was second only
after a three-day-long siege by
to Constantinople itself.
the Ottoman Sultan Murad II, on
the 29 of March 1430.
Since 1478, Thessaloniki had a population of 4,320 Muslims and
6,094 Greek Orthodox among residents and only 3,770 Jews. In
1500, the number of Muslims increased to 8,575 and the Greek
numbering 7,986, making them a minority. In 1519 there were
about 15,715 Jews came to form 54% of the city population.

11. History of Thessaloniki
On 18 August 1917, the
city faced one of it most
destructive events, were
most of the city was
destroyed by a single fire
During the First Balkan accidentally sparked by
War, the Ottoman French soldiers in
garrison surrendered encampments at the city.
Salonika to the Greek The fire left some 72,000
Army, on 9 November homeless
1912. This was a day
after the feast of the
city's patron saint, Saint
Demetrios, which has
become the date
customarily celebrated
as the anniversary of the
city's liberation.

12. Thessaloniki fell to the
forces of Nazi World War II Era
Germany on April 22,
1941 and remained
under German
occupation until 30
October 1944. The
•Thessaloniki was rebuilt and recovered
city suffered
fairly quickly after the war.
considerable damage
from Allied bombing
and almost of its
entire Jewish
population that
remained following
the fire, was
exterminated by the
Nazis.

13. Modern era
Thessaloniki today has come On 20 June 1978, the city was hit by a
to be one of the most powerful earthquake, registering a moment
important centers of trade and magnitude of 6.5. The tremor caused
business in the Balkans with considerable damage to several buildings and
its port, the Port of even to some of the city's Byzantine
Thessaloniki is one of the
monuments forty people were crushed to death
largest in the Aegean and
fascilitating trade throughout
when an entire apartment block collapsed in
the Balkan hinterland the central Hippodromio district.
The city is also one of the largest student centers in
Southeastern Europe and is home to the largest student
population in Greece. The city has two public universities - the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in
Greece (founded in 1926), and the University of Macedonia,
along with TEI Thessaloniki.