Alexander the Great and the birth of the modern world

In a misty stretch of northern Greek countryside, wedged between forested hills and a coastal plain west of Thessaloniki, is the modern village of Vergina. But Angeliki Kottaridi, who has spent a lifetime digging here, prefers the spot’s ancient name, Aigai—pronounced Egg-eh—meaning goats, which still abound nearby. The place was utterly obscure until treasures started emerging from its damp earth about half a century ago.