Heracles to Alexander the Great : treasures from the royal capital of Macedon, a Hellenic kingdom in the age of democracy / a collaboration between the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 17th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities ; [exhibition curator and editor, Yannis Galanakis ; catalogue, Declan McCarthy, Elizabeth Stone and Emily Withers.].

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Apr. 7-Aug. 29, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-270).

The legend of Macedon: a Hellenic kingdom in the age of democracy / Angeliki Kottaridi -- Macedon, c.650-336 BC / Robin Lane Fox -- Royalty and democracy: the case of Macedonia / Miltiades Hatzopoulos -- Aegae: 160 years of archaeological research / Yannis Galanakis -- The Mycenaean presence in Macedonia: new evidence from the region of Emathia / Elena Kountouri -- Trade and exchange in the Macedonian court / Ioannes Graekos -- War and hunting: the world of the Macedonian king and his companions / Ioannes Graekos -- Queens, princesses and high priestesses: the role of women at the Macedonian court / Angeliki Kottaridi -- The occupants of Tomb II at Vergina: why Arrhidaios and Eurydice must be excluded / Jonathan Musgrave and John Prag -- Burial customs and beliefs in the royal necropolis of Aegae / Angeliki Kottaridi -- Aegae: the Macedonian metropolis / Angeliki Kottaridi -- The royal banquet: a capital institution / Angeliki Kottaridi -- Macedonian metallurgy: an expression of royalty / Stella Drougou -- The royal presence in the agora of Aegae / Chrysoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli -- Macedonian coinage before Alexander / Sophia Kremydi -- Painting at the Macedonian court / Harikleia Brekoulaki -- Pella: the 'greatest of the cities in Macedonia' : the new capital of the kingdom of Macedon / Maria Lilimpaki-Akamati -- From basileion to kaisareion: the Roman heritage of Philip's palace at Aegae / Susan Walker -- The palace of Philip II in Aegae / Angeliki Kottaridi.