Olympias
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 4: An Explanation of the Mosaic
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By Andrew Chugg*
I wrote my initial article on this question on the morning of 6th September, a day before the announcement of the discovery of the caryatids, and I wrote a second part on 20th September and a third...
Greece
Foreign Media on the Mosaic Discovery in the Amphipolis Tomb
International news agencies and the foreign press have reported extensively on the recent discovery of an elaborate mosaic inside the Kasta hill tomb. According to several archaeologists, the mosaic is further proof that the tomb belongs to a Macedonian royal.
BBC reports...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 3
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By Andrew Chugg*
I wrote my initial article on this question on the morning of 6th September (a day before the announcement of the discovery of the caryatids) and I wrote a second part, dealing with the caryatids and a...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 2
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The newly discovered caryatids at the Amphipolis tomb and the symbolism of a lion suits the case of Olympias being buried in this fascinating ancient Greek tomb.
Ancient Greece
13 Alexander-Era Figures Who May Be Buried in the Amphipolis Tomb
While evidence shows that archaeologists are one step away from uncovering the “big secret” of Amphipolis, Greece, people are speculating on who is buried under Casta hill. Archaeologists and other world experts have supported different theories on who is the...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis?
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By Andrew Chugg
Author of The Quest for the Tomb of Alexander the Great and several academic
papers on Alexander’s tomb says that in the recently discovered Greek tomb might be buried the mother of Alexander the Great.
The recently discovered...