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Tomb from Alexander the great's time could belong to general

Athens (DPA) – An ancient tomb discovered in northern Greece dating from the time of Alexander the Great could belong to a general, said Greek Culture Ministry officials Saturday.

The tomb, the largest ever uncovered in Greece, measures 500 metres in length and 33 metres in height. Workers unearthing it have revealed twin sphinxes, a pair of Cartylids – or scuplted female figures – an elaborate mosaic floor and the remains of a skeleton.

Katerina Peristeri, the chief archaeologist at the Ancient Amphipolis site, said that the identity of the skeleton is still unknown, but certainly belongs to an important figure, possibly a general.

“You are aware that the most difficult task begins now – and that is carrying out the DNA analysis which will give us the answers we are waiting for,” she told journalists during a press conference.

She said several coins dating to the period of Alexander the Great were also discovered in the tomb.

Officials have said the tomb most likely belongs to a distinguished male public figure or a general, prompting excited speculation that it might house the remains of Alexander the Great, who died in 323 BC and whose final resting place remains a mystery.

Alexander died in Babylon, aged 32. Some experts speculate that he was buried in Alexandria, Egypt.

The kings wife, Roxanne, and their son, Alexander, were exiled to Amphipolis after his death and slain there along with his mother, brother and sister-in-law, leading some experts to believe their remains might be discovered there.

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We found the skeleton of the ancient dead in Amphipolis

After five hours, completed the final announcements for the excavations at Amphipolis in the packed auditorium of the Ministry of culture.

Katerina Peristeri, Head of excavation and head of the Inspectorate of Antiquities Serron, He talked about the excavations. Ministry officials indicated that this was the final notice of excavation, Plus now initiates the investigation of Amphipolis. However, During announcements caused tension with Katerina Peristeri not answering anything for the skeleton found in Tomb, with score to intervene the Secretary General of the Ministry of culture, Lina Mendoni to give some info, While after much pressure of journalists was published in a single image with the bones of the dead. M after the end of the communications in the area arrived and the Minister of culture,. Tasoylas.

The skeleton found distracted and disturbed

Specific, the SME representatives insisted, asking in what attitude found the skeleton, where and how, but did not get responses. The only reported Ms. Peristeri was that the skeleton found "under difficult conditions, covered with soils and delivered with great attention to the look». Even referred to the movable findings of "so-called"- qualification for the first time used- her and added that the anthropological data "probably" will show who are the dead.

Later, Ms. Peristeri was placed once again on the issue. After he showed a photo, indicating that they are bones found in the Tomb, He added that "not counting one good photo, but the protection of the skeleton ".

In question of any iefimerida, Ms. Peristeri revealed that the skeleton is still in Amphipolis, at the Museum, While admitting that he has not decided yet in which laboratory will send the most significant findings of the excavation.

The irritation and Lina Mendoni intervention

Then from the persistent refusal by the head of the excavation Katerina Peristeri to say something further about the skeleton apart from the work of anthropologists and osteologwn to talk about it, the Ministry's Secretary General experienced and illustrious archaeologist Lina Mendoni said: "Because I've been annoyed with the questions and answers» proceeded to clarification around the skeleton.

According to what Mrs Mendoni, the skeleton was "disturbed and distracted». Skull found at a distance from the burial trench. The mandible was off trench. Also, found side, the legs and edges, about IE 80% skeleton. The basin was found dismembered by falling stones.

However, the Lady with the intervention of Mendoni cut any discussion around the topic, Stressing in parallel, that even the skeleton remains in Amphipolis, as it sought lab and composition of groups from osteologoys, anthropologists, but coroners.

Mendoni: "I worked in Amphipolis volunteers»

At The Same Time, the Lady Mendoni clarified and the phrase he had heard earlier from the lips of Mrs Peristeri, which was spoken and for volunteers in the excavation. The General Secretary of the Ministry of culture has made it clear that there is no volunteer worked in the excavation, but only a narrow and over years Assistant of Mrs Peristeri.

The role of the Via Egnatia

As for the role in the excavations of Egnatia motorway, the Lady Mendoni explained how the excavation type mine and that was used and because mine lamps and the Egnatia Odos features and expertise, but the inside, helped in this piece.

Found coins

At The Same Time, sensation caused in the crowded courtroom revelation that made the Group of Amphipolis that there were coins of the 2nd century, Alexander of III, but also the pottery items, something that was not announced until now, causing the surprise of bystanders. Asked for more details of coins, the answer of Ms. Peristeri was how even the theme is in the phase of processing, While there was no answer to the question why is it still in the epistylia Museum with human performances, found two months ago and their existence revealed by Kostas Tasoylas just last week.

How was the face of a Karyatidas

Ms. Peristeri made particular reference to the moment he found the Caryatids, talking about the thrill that she felt her team, While it gave and an appreciation for how it was destroyed in the face of a. This site had sand backfill and a beam fell, with score to end up in the face of a Karyatidas, destroying the, According to the estimation of k. Peristeri.

Earlier, Ms. Peristeri had done an excellent, vivid description, analyzing step- step what happened in Amphipolis. "Your Irthame here to travel to Amphipolis», said and talked about the feelings the thrill, using words like ' amazing ', "wonderful" and "extremely", referring to the findings. He talked about the greatness of perivolos, indicating that the 2012 the Hill was "a mystery, left for years, but something told us that we had to go back there. And suddenly, in the summer we found the entrance of the tomb and so it all began». Even, reported that the Tomb dates back to the last quarter of the 4th BC. century.

It is worth noting that the Minister of culture, Kostas Tasoylas, accompanied the k. Peristeri in the Auditorium and walked.

Tectonically letters in perivolos

Installation, the architect Michalis Lefantzis said that Masonic found letters-an ' e ' and an ' a '- the precincts, that were there since its construction, i.e. by the end of the 10th century, While especially the ' e '- as noted- It is characteristic of the age. He stressed that he has clearly found that the statue of the lion of Amphipolis staring Southeast. The letters in the trenches, as experienced team members, without mentioning names. It is Tectonically and related to construction work at the time of the Tomb. Even, They noted that Christians are not approached the grave, as happened in other ancient monuments.

In what,What concerns the precinct, they were found to have removed marble, causing great destruction, which were used to as dams in rivers, mainly in the Struma and press oikodomoikoy to other operations. The 80 m. the yard that have been found are in perfect condition, While have been identified and 500 parts of it, which has garnered the excavation team and will become restoration with them.

Even, the presentation noted that the tomb was looted before the katachwsi. The area "sygyristike" after the looting, While the Earth was in the Roman era and the tomb was then open.

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The beam that destroyed the face of Karyatidas and the dead of Amphipolis

Katerina Peristeri, Head of excavation and head of the Inspectorate of Antiquities Serron, He talked about the excavations. Ministry officials indicated that this will be the final notice of excavation, Plus now initiates the investigation of Amphipolis.

Volume was caused at the end of the presentation by Ms. Peristeri, by journalists, as though showed photos of the discoveries, did not show anything about the skeleton. The SME representatives insisted, asking in what attitude found the skeleton, where and how, but did not get responses. The only reported Ms. Peristeri was that the skeleton found "under difficult conditions, covered with soils and delivered with great attention to the look». Even referred to the movable findings of "so-called"- qualification for the first time used- her and added that the anthropological data "probably" will show who are the dead.

How was the face of a Karyatidas

It is worth noting that the Minister of culture, Kostas Tasoylas, accompanied the k. Peristeri in the Auditorium and walked.

Tectonically letters in perivolos

neotera.gr

The revelations have rocked to Amphipolis

Michalis Lefantzis: “In the Tumulus Kasta has applied the golden ratio”

In a packed room at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Culture launched a few minutes after 11 This morning the presentation of findings of the excavation in the Tumulus Kasta of Amphipolis. This is the Culture Minister Costas Tasoylas.

The head of the excavation team Peristeri Katerina started to update the attendees, with curiosity, the impatience to reach climax.

"We started the 2012 from a local reputation. That the Tumulus was Kasta “Tomb of Queen”"were the first words of Mrs. Peristeri, that opened the show and continued with a detailed presentation of findings, accompaniment of photographic material.

“The 3rd a.d. century was the destruction of the Mound precinct Kasta from Romans” said Ms. Peristeri. “Even traces of an ancient crane, they removed pieces of the enclosure for various other tasks, roads etc.” stressed, While he mentioned that the part of the enclosure that stays intact and has found is approximately 80 measures, from the 497 of the total perimeter.

Ms. Peristeri said sure Leon of Amphipolis stood atop the Mound. In Leo's space as it is today we have pieces that belonged to the original format of, which is identical to the surfaces of the enclosure. Michalis Lefantzis has done a digital design representation.

Also, a plank, probably from the epistyle located behind the caryatids, on the funerary monument of Kasta in Amphipolis, destroyed the face of right-wing Karyatidas, reported, inter alia, Ms. Peristeri, during the papers for the excavation work in the Tumulus Kasta in Amphipolis, today at the Auditorium of the Ministry of culture.

Ms. Peristeri completed her presentation indicating: "We don't know who or what is dead», causing a multitude of questions about the skeleton, for whom in powerpoint,, He had missed his skeleton photos. In view of the, currently the photo publication has no meaning: "When the skeleton is in such circumstances we take all protective measures, along with the soils, so the anthropologist can do research ', replied Ms Peristeri at persistent questions of journalists about the skeleton.

His era coins found Stretched

Sensation caused in the crowded courtroom revelation that made the Group of Amphipolis that there were coins of the 2nd century, Alexander of III, but also the pottery items, something that was not announced until now, causing the surprise of bystanders.

Then, took the floor the architect k. Lefantzis, He said about Leo and his relationship with the Tomb. Mr. Lefantzis began citing a historical testimony: The 1916 a British Brigade was preparing to transfer 1000 pieces from the precinct, together with Leo, in Britain. The Bulgarians and the Austrians attacked barges which wrecked, so the ancient surviving members – Although they remained at the bottom of the Struma.

The yard laxeytikan saves only its lower stones in situ, to fit exactly to each other, He explained to the impressive monument Mr. Lefantzis, While he stressed that the basis of the lion as it is today, in the view of the, is incorrect. This is because the restoration of Broneer, used horizontally, like stairs, the yard tracks from the Tumulus Kasta.

Mr. Lefantzis revealed that residents of the area return hidden pieces of the precinct, which were holding in their home! "Suddenly increased the number of archaeological findings, as if by magic ", says Mr. Lefantzis

The architect then stated in enclosure, who in floorplan, appears as circular, in space, however, is shape, with two centers and gradient from North to South, because I had, as explained, He even has a menstrual: "There is a golden section relationship between members of the precinct and in those of Leo" mentions the architect, Therefore, When Mr. Lefantzi, There is identification of the monument with the lion.

parapolitika.gr

THE “colony”..

In a recent- at least unfortunate statements, out of place, Mrs Mendoni(General Secretary of the Ministry of culture)stated inter alia: “the Amphipolis we know very well like an important colony of Athens.” Of course the Amphipolis was founded in 437 e.g.. by ΄Agnwna as a colony of Athens but retained links with the Athens only for 13 years because 424 e.g. surrendered to the Spartan General Brasidas(because as Thucydides says only a few of theangry residents were Athenians) who defeated the Athenian Cleon the 422 e.g. I Pige to reoccupy..When the 421 peace was signed between the Athenians and the Spartans planned to give the Spartans Built in Athens but reacted and the city was autonomous until the 357 e.g. who occupied Philip who has more working in this Mint and later Alexander the great made it the seat of the ki΄ekei Navy nayarchoi resided in keeping the edge of the entire period of the Alexander epigonwn..Continued to be financial,intellectual and cosmopolitan centre of the Hellenistic era and the same glamour had in the years of the Roman Empire that divided Macedonia into four portions and Amphipolis was the capital of the first portion…the same glamour had in the early centuries of the Byzantine Empire(referred to as the bishopric 692 a.d) ki΄ayto show and the rich archaeological finds.I.e. two words amphipoli was for 1.200 years ago one of the biggest centres of Hellenism with particular acne in the years of the Macedonian Kings..
From this whole story Mrs Mendoni with the unfortunate statements of remembered the first 13 years worked as an Athenian colony… perhaps to correct the international media who spoke “Greek Tomb” in Macedonian the town for “Macedonian Greeks” and probably why pitied Skopje who feel embarrassed when they hear the international media to speak only Greek monument..in a city of ancient Macedonia…….Unfortunately it seems that some officials of the “Athinokentrikis “power is short-sighted….For the moment let's not say anything else.

Dimitris Garoyfa

Talking statues;

Tromagmenes Caryatids

That perpetual, deathly silence that has always existed within this tomb, broke. The thick, Iced soil had become one with the eyes and our chests, suddenly began to fall next from our cheeks. Seemed our faces, the endedymena bodies in detail, up and feet apokalyfthikane our fingers. The permanent darkness, who ever fell around, did you become light and color for the first time, After both, who knows, long. Who knows how far we are going for in this same attitude and situation, It's not as if we woke up our ever, It is as though we slept in sleep deep, eternal, by the same time who put us here, to support our heads with the weight of the dead. And even more surprising is that somehow we we ran out between dead and alive, Since we have never neither one nor the other, just never lived but not even know when we die with precision. It is as if our bodies are not their ever koynithikan, our hands will never spread as beyond, our eyelids stayed forever so, housing and kataplakwmena, you'd think that marmarwse from the outset our whole existence and that we exist ever so, trapped in a perpetual ankylosis started in then and never reaches the. Even so though, even if we covered from end to end the vast Earth countless aeons, already divided over us signs of wear, fronts cracked, lip cut in two, Maybe we tried once to move again, but we did not and we stayed forever to have given us so, human statues or, who knows, people agalmatenioi.

Panos Moychteros

Talking statues;

Amphipolis- Ekbatana: The similarities and vivid traces of Alexander the great (FOTO)

It is from the traces left behind by Alexander the great and look even today in faraway Asia. In today's city of Iran Hamentan , the ancient Hagmatana, For the ancient Greeks Ekbatana, can be seen until today the imprints left by the Macedonian stratilatis.

Hamedan Stone Lion

The "stone lion" as they call it there, and the square that hosts "Stone Lion Square" is the irrefutable witness this ancient heritage.

Cultural heritage organization of Iran incorporates the "stone lion" as part of the funerary monument of Ifaistiwna, which was built by order of Alexander the great. The Agency says that the monument adorned two lions, but during the centuries and were originally the city gate and suffered major damage from various conquerors, to finally just left this almost amorphous piece. In particular city had died both Hephaestion and the Parmeniwnas, While Alexander himself had visited twice, the 330 e.g.. and the 324 e.g.. The Megas Alexandros the great city and he hoped to turn it into the capital of the Eastern Empire.

The Google Earth confirm Herodotus

Striking is the photo from google earth of the modern city of ancient Ekbatanwn, where the ancient relics, in a perfect circle, Herodotus describes him as.

In circular shape with 4 entrees were the walls of ancient Babylon, located in the South of present-day Baghdad. Ancient Babylon was a city closely associated with Alexander the great.

See the photos by Leo in Ekbatana:

the ancient walls of ancient Baghdad

Source: parapolitika.gr

Amphipolis keeps the Greeks to ransom

The impressive findings from the tomb of Amphipolis, that have spurred the global interest, refers extensive the Reuters article.

With title, "The mysterious Tomb dating from the era of Alexander keeps the Greeks to ransom ', the publication reports the most popular theories for the occupant of the Tomb, while giving political ramifications in the whole thing.

At the beginning of the article noted that "the archaeologist Katerina Peristeri went from obscurity to recognition after the discovery of a marble tomb at Amphipolis dating from the era of m. Alexandrou, While only in the last month was awarded three times».

The Greeks are looking for heroes, and the Samaras for good news.

THE tumulus It may be the last residence of Olympiad, of Roxanne or one of the generals of m. Alexandrou, According to the theories so far, referred to in article, but these theories grow even further the popularity of k. Peristeri.

Then adds:

"After six years of economic crisis, political unrest and international humiliation because of the memorandum, the Greeks are desperately searching for heroes and Antonis Samaras is looking for some good news».

As stated in the publication "the stories for Amphipolis sold like ... hot buns, While at the same time opponents of the Samara react with political overtones that has given the excavation.

Source: parapolitika.gr

The sarcophagus of Meleagroy, Alexander the great and the ruins of Amphipolis

Shocking is the last finds brought to light archaeological excavation in tumulus Kasta of Amphipolis. As shown will employ for long, If not for years, archaeologists after the first presentation, which will be held on Saturday at the Auditorium of the Ministry of culture long ago. the zougla.gr had reported on similarities decorative found in the tomb of Amphipolis with the sarcophagus of Alexander the great which are exposed in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul.

Very interesting is the fact that according to many archaeologists, the sarcophagus is not connected with the Macedonian Commander but with the great General of Amphipolis Was, However the similarity of findings-as shown in the pictures- It is incredible.

(Left the sarcophagus of Alexander the great and right ones found in Amphipolis)

The glass and wooden decorations found in the excavation of Amphipolis is identical with motifs that adorn the Sarcophagus of Alexander the great ". This is most likely a similar style, However the findings of Amphipolis are starting more and more to connect with a General of Alexander the great.

From the 1895 the German Professor W. Judeich had argued that the holder, i.e. He was buried inside the amazing Alexander sarcophagus found in Sidon of phoenice, Laomedon was the Amfipolitis, son of Larichoy. To drive, though, In conclusion the W. Judeich, interpreted the reliefs shown on all four sides of the, considering that the person who plays a central role, both in’ those performances, they depict scenes from the battles of the Grand kosmokataktiti, but the death of Meleagroy, and in some other, not related to some historical event, is, in fact, the "holder of the sarcophagus, Laomedon.

(Alexander's sarcophagus-upper right is distinguished and lion)

It is recalled that in a recent video which published the zougla.gr, Ms. Peristeri refers to the Great Alexander but also the findings of Amphipolis. Even in older articles, our online journal reported in the puzzle with the tomb of Ifaistiwna.

The patterns in the sarcophagus of Meleagroy

M (k) proof that the patterns found in the tomb of Amphipolis was used even in the later years, is the sarcophagus of Meleagroy which is located in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi.

H Meleagroy's sarcophagus is one of the oldest artifacts of Delphi and of the first museum exhibits. Found long before the French excavations by the Bavarian architect Laurent, During Kapodistrias order between 1831 -1833, but moved and settled next to the Museum in 1901. comes from a monumental burial grounds of the Eastern necropolis with graves that they saw and described the travellers arriving at Delphi.

Attic belongs to the category of carnivores 2 century. a.d. flying relief mythological representations. The lid has the shape layer's where resting form of buffer.
Its name is due to the legend of Meleagroy. On the main façade shows two scenes from hunting of boar Kalydwnioy. On the right the extermination of the terrible beast, and left the future of Heroes for the skin of prey.

On the back side of the sarcophagus were both confronted Griffins play a frequent issue with funereal symbolism.

In Greek mythology, the name Calydonian Boar is known an awesome in size and in strength boar, which sent the goddess Artemis to punish the King of Kalydona city in Aetolia. According to the legend, King Oeneus of kalydona offered the first annual fruit of the country to all the gods except Artemis. The goddess then sent from the wrath of the Boar, that was killing farmers when they went to sow and cause disasters generally to existing territorial. Then the Meleager, son of Oeneus and Altheas, to relieve the country from the beast, He called most of the heroes of Greece and promised them that whoever succeeded the kill would get as a prize the pelt and head of the beast.

Followed the infamous "hunting of Boar Kalydwnioy», in which took part the most renowned mythical heroes of the era.

As explained by archaeologists in the zougla.gr, There is no mention of who was inside this sarcophagus while chronologically is not associated with General Alexander Meleagro. The decorative motifs that adorn the concrete sarcophagus resemble those in the sarcophagus of Alexander the great, but also with those found in Amphipolis.

Christos Mazanis
Source: zougla.gr

A female and a male figure in the epistylia of Amphipolis

Rumors for two skeletons are consistent with the revelation that is male and female in painted representations

The parts of an epistyle, which bear the faint indications of colors and imagery of persons, found at 10 September, droopy in the dirt behind the caryatids, before the revelation of the mosaic pavement of the second Chamber.

According to the nation, the first cleaning revealed two painted human figures-one male and one female-, designs, objects and performances that were painted with red, Blue and vivid yellow color.

"When transferred, There was almost no illustration, from the ravages of time. With the maintenance of the last few weeks have come out wonderful colors and the first suspected human expressions, movements, objects, that slowly emerge», He said the Minister of culture.

According to g. c. YPPOA Lina Mendoni need's work in depth 6-7 months, with lasers, «sandwich» photos and other techniques, in order to make visible the expression.

The excavation team and YPPOA hope that the interpretation of decor you may provide answers to some of the questions that have arisen. Do not exclude, However, It is merely an ornament, you will not have a decisive contribution in research.
Source: rizopoulospost.com

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