"THESSALONIKI (Salonika) Greece's second city is named after a daughter of , Thessaloniki, who was married to Kassandros. This shortlived monarch was without descendants, so he gave Thessaloniki's name to the capital (founded 315 B.C.) to remind posterity of his family's royal descent."
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Bruce Merry (2004) Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature. p. 430
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