Thessaloniki has not yet received the historical study it merits, either from the point of view of quantity or from that of quality. Moreover, collective works do not cover, thematically and interdisciplinarily, broad periods of the history and civilisation of the city.

This is the gap this edition is designed to fill, uniting, within a single, collective work, short but complete reviews of every period and aspect in Thessaloniki's history and culture (history, archaeology, topography, architecture, urban planning, society, economy, education, philology, literature, visual arts, theatre, music, press and mass media).