“Who's Buried in Largest Tomb in Northern Greece? New Finds Raise Intrigue”, is the title of a National Geographic article on the excavations taking place in Ancient Amphipolis.
“A relative of Alexander the Great may lie in the 2,300-year-old burial site” the article suggests.
A relative of Alexander the Great may lie in the 2,300-year-old burial site
Fans of ancient history are laying bets on who was buried in the dark heart of a massive marble-walled tomb that is slowly coming to light in northern Greece, the article says.
“Dating to the tumultuous years surrounding the death of Alexander the Great, between about 325 and 300 B.C., the tomb is the largest ever found in northern Greece—a resting place monumental enough for royalty.” it adds.
The article mainly suggest that the tomb does not belong to Alexander the Great himself, but its size and prestigious findings suggest it belongs to some royalty.
Now the question that still remains unanswered is to whom this tomb belongs to. "It is very possible that Alexander's followers constructed an opulent funerary mound at Amphipolis for at least one of their own.
It is an enormous tomb, and one assumes that it was built for some prestigious and wealthy person," says archaeologist Hector Williams at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. If the tomb proves to be un-looted, and the clues to the original owner's identity remain intact, some history buffs may soon be able to collect on their bets, the National Geographic says.
source: National Geographic
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