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The Palace of Aigai, built more than 2,300 years ago during the reign of Alexander the Great's father, is seen after it fully reopened in ancient Aigai on 5 January.

Video. Inside the restored palace where Alexander the Great became king

Updated: 11/01/2024 - 7:31 GMT+1

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan.

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