Dion, Archaeological Museum

[1] The artifacts of the museum were also discovered in Olympus, the archaeological site of ancient Leivithra and the wider Pieria regional unit.

The museum contains many items from when the Romans lived in the area, including statues, architectural members, votive and grave monuments, coins, and many other objects found in the necropolis, the sanctuaries, and baths of the ancient city on site.

The water organ, the Statue of Dionysos, Isis and Aphrodite Hypolympidia and the Asklepios Daughters are displays of particular note.

The museum also contains notable exhibits from the necropolis, including further votive offerings found in Macedonian tombs and a wide collection of wooden figurines.

The ground floor also displays the remains and objects found on the sites of early Christian basilicas, and a notable collection of coins.

The basement of the museum is devoted to objects excavated which relate a significant amount of information about the daily life of the people of ancient Dion, with objects used by them in daily life, and also includes more statues and items of worship from the surrounding regional unit.

[1] The museum has a wide selection of vases and jugs, ancient keys and locks, and stone processing tools such as hammers and chisels.

[2] Of particular note is the item known as the Mosaic of Dionysus, as well as the hydraulis or water organ, given its own room on the upper floor.

[1] On a stone slab there are also the remains of an alliance agreement between the Macedonian king Philip V and the citizens of Lysimacheia in Thrace.

[2] Among the remains of the great thermal baths were several statues representing Asklepios, the healer and protector of the body, and parts of his family.

Furthermore, statuettes of Harpokrates, the companion of the Isis, and stone tables showing footprints of different sizes (possibly of men and women) are exhibited.

In addition to the representations of persons, one found the upper part of a well frame as well as cult objects such as a millstone, a fruit press and a small altar.

A statue of Perseus, the last king of Macedon (reign from 179 to 168 BC), and stone writing plaques are exhibited in the museum.

Exhibited objects of this sanctuary are cultic statues of Zeus and Hera as well as two stone statuettes of sitting eagles.

From the Leda House, a fully preserved marble table, supported by a lion statue, is exhibited.

In addition to numerous other statues and statuettes, a mosaic from the Villa of Dionysus is depicted, which represents a Medusa head in a circular frame.

The silver four drachma coin (τετράδραχμον), which Alexander the Great minted, was common throughout the East of his empire.

A chart on the lower floor of the museum shows on a time axis the respectively marked coins in connection with the ruling kings of Macedonia.

In addition to the usual means of payment, coins showing gods such as Zeus, Athene or Artemis were found.

Due to precious metal mines on the Chalkidiki peninsula and the Pangaion Mountains, enough raw materials were available for the coinage.

After the emergence of the Roman Empire (31 BC) Rome secured the sole right to the coinage of gold coins.

In the summer of 1992, the hydraulic organ (ὓδραυλις, hydraulis) was found in excavations within the remains of a building situated opposite the villa of Dionysos.

Located at the foot of Mount Olympus; The first traces of the presence of people dating around the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.

In showcases the visitor is presented the latest finds from excavations from Dion and surrounding ancient sites.

Southeast of the museum, archaeological finds from Dion, Leivithra and the surrounding area are stored in a long-stretched building.

The archaeological site and the museum., Athens 1997 The museum offers guided tours for young school children and has a room devoted to educational activities.

Statue of Isis–Tyche and marble votives offerings from the 2nd century AD.
Relief of Isis-Demeter from the sanctuary of Isis, Hellenistic period.
The sleeping girl