![]() He named it after his wife Thessalonike, a half-sister of Alexander the Great and princess of Macedon as daughter of Philip II. The city was founded around 315 BC by the King Cassander of Macedon, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and 26 other local villages. The 4th century AD Rotunda of Galerius, one of several Roman monuments in the city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name is often written in the abbreviated form Θεσ/νίκη. In local speech, the city's name is typically pronounced with a dark and deep L characteristic of Macedonian Greek accent. Names in other languages prominent in the city's history include Солоунь ( Soloun) in Old Church Slavonic, Salonika in Ladino, Selanik (also Selânik) in Turkish (سلانیك in Ottoman Turkish), Solun (also written as Солун) in the local and neighboring South Slavic languages, Салоники ( Saloníki) in Russian, and Sãrunã in Aromanian. ![]() The alternative name Salonika or Salonica, derived from the variant form Σαλονίκη ( Saloníki) in popular Greek speech, gives rise to several languages' form of the city's name and is formerly the common name used in some western European languages. Inscription reading "To Queen Thessalonike, (Daughter) of Philip", Archaeological Museum.Īll variations of the city's name derive from the original (and current) appellation in Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη (from Θεσσαλός, Thessalos, and Νίκη, Nike), literally translating to " Thessalian Victory" and in origin the name of a princess, Thessalonike of Macedon, who was named so because she was born on the day of the Macedonian victory at the Battle of Crocus Field.
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