Neolithic
settlements, royal tombs with frescoed walls, gold caskets and gold
wreaths and crowns, waterfalls, rivers, high mountains, verdant villages
and endless plains are some of the things Imathia has to offer (Imathia is
the district which Naoussa belongs).
Around the year 2.300 BC, new groups of people appeared in Macedonia. And the fate of the Greeks can be discerned in their traces. Little by little they learned to use metals, bronze to start with, later iron. Iron weapons, bronze jewellery, decorative objects found in the funeral mounds at Vergina, indicate the level of civilization that those people had reached. This is how the "Macedonia Nation" began.
Hellanikos,
who lived at the time of Herodotos, considered Macedon son of Aeolos.
Apollodoros considered Macedon son of Lykaon and thus grandson of the king
of Argos Pelasgos and Lykaon king of Arcadians whose 50 sons became
leaders of various Greek tribes. On the other hand Aelianos considered
Lykaon, King of (Emathia - Naoussa) and Pindos, son of Macedon
The first Hellenic tribes of
Dorians and Achaeoi resided in
Macedonia in prehistoric times, first in Emathia - Naoussa near mountain
Vermion and later expanded northwards and eastwards
to cover
the lands Herodotos mentioned that
around the 9th century BC the Macedonian State had the city of Aegae
as its capital
and that either Caranos or Perdikkas was considered the founder of the
Macedonian dynasty.
The history of wine in this region could start with Semeli, the mother of
Dionysus, which according to the myth lived there, at the slopes of mount
Vermion. It is here also, that the magnificent dancer Silinos, the faithful
companion of the god of vineyard and wine, was born. The Naoussa vineyard, sun
drenched and protected from the northern winds, is located on these slopes.
Thus, the finest red grape variety of the northern region of Greece, Xinomavro,
is cultivated and the deep coloured, rich bodied, capable of being aged NAOUSSA
wine is produced (Appellation of Origin). The production of the red Vin
de Pays d’ Imathia, from Xinomavro together with many other red grape
varieties cultivated in the region, was recently legislated.
Revolution against Turks & Ottoman rule - In February 1822 when the kleftes and armatoloi of mountains Olympos and Vermion along with the inhabitants of the city of Naoussa declared that city was freed (of the Ottoman rule). The Turks deployed troops brought to Greece from Asia Minor, and by April the revolt was subdued. Naoussa was destroyed, the men were killed, and the women and children were taken as slaves.
