p. b. t he following text is from the novel by Philipp Vandenberg “The secret diaries of Augustus Caesar” and in any case is not some some historical source or historic event,as wrongly presented to various websites on the Internet. the publication is done purely on literary value.
From "The secret diaries of Augustus Caesar Parchment No.. LXXXIX
O Augustus Caesar,indicate the following:
"I want to start from the beginning, ever since man encountered the avatar, as they say, and the Greeks, the image of the blind worship. We Romans have borrowed this word, like many others who were missing, and many of us looking for the mirrored in those who lent us this word. I am no exception and I'd say lying if you say that the legendary my father, Gaius Julius Caesar, whom I love, was avatar for me in my early years.
Not the idols we love, but we respect and admire, and I admired the Great Macedon, Alexander. I felt more akin to that, Despite the Gaϊo, not by blood, but in the soul and character, and all situations encountered in his life. Even today I shudder when I think then that I had been elected Consul for the fifth time I met my great idol the relic of IE, stuffed with herbs according to the Ptolemaic Dynasty art, in such a way that it looked like he was sleeping tired from their conquests throughout the world.
In this and only this owes the people of Alexandria that after my victory in Aktio not destroyed their town, as deserved, that I respected the Palace of Antony and Cleopatra and not gkremisa. Not, No I did. Even if revenge would mean justice, I showed real compassion for the sake of Alexander the great who had founded this city on the Western banks of the Nile, without negotiations, but with determination, After I threw the cloak of the sand and designed with the sword of the perimeter, the streets and houses- nine other cities already carry the name of. When I arrived in his grave, It is made from red marble, I gave a mandate to lift the heavy plate and had my Idol, that looked like a statue of Lysippus, full of admiration and awe. I was then just 33 years, at the age they died, Alexander.
Alexander I'll never forget the look of. This great man, clean shaven, seemed to be smiling, a smile of satisfaction that showed that he knew well what he had accomplished, proud and conscious, ναι, even smug and superior. With this smile dies only a man who has cut with the sword of the Gordian knot, instead of looking to find the beginning and end of the rope, a man who goes into the desert to find the Jupiter Ammon to confirm the divine origin and the right of power, a guy who basically did not know any opponent except himself. Then I didn't want nothing more than to die and I sometime in the Great Macedon- with a smile etched on my face.
I spent endless hours so, to look, so that my companions pushed impatient to see and other dead Ptolemies, you lying there on 300 years, metamorphic in mummies. I said my mates urgently fools that what I wanted to see I was a King, and no other corpses. For’ This and refused to visit the Api, After the Romans used to worship the gods and not bulls.
So, well, the completely brainless mob kicked and none of the silly words could not change my opinion. With the flame to the torch trizobolaei, Bantam periergazomoyna the guy. As I do so, and Alexander was short, which justifies those who claim that the small men are destined for something big, After all their energy shares in a compact body. And as I, so Alexander wrote to his mother in secret letters. It Was Called Olympiad, had the same passion with her Eyes and it is said that Zeus Ammwnas slept with her, taking the form of the serpent.
And as I, and so the great Macedonian scorned the sports where taking part dynamic athletes, and show greater love for philosophy. Loved as Aristotle as his father and the tragedies of Aeschylus, of Euripides and Sophocles, While he slept he kept under his pillow the Iliad of Homer, next to the sword of. And as I had always envied the Horatio for his luck to "sculpts" words and indifferent to money and fame, so Alexander saw another of ego in a wise. When he went to Corinth said to cynical Diogenes that will fulfill any grace of asking. Then he asked him to go a little adjacent to not hide the Sun, not like nothing else.
These words very much liked to Alexander, with pride and greatness of soul- Nobody can understand it better than me- He said for the philosopher: "if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes '. Luxury, said Alexander- and s.’ This also agree absolutely- makes the slave and servant, being King is the hardest task. Therefore condemned men who like on luxuries and material goods, as the Agnonas, He wanted to have silver nails in the soles of, or the Leonato asked to carry sand from Egypt to play sports, or Filota who commanded to construct nests in 100 stages can hunts. They were more patient than me, Why can scorned the akolasti behavior, but not adopted any law, as I did I, to stop.
So, Alexander the great taught me patience. Taught me that without patience, the ground Strip crops not working. And if I look behind me, the 76 years of my life, I find no trace of patience- and if somewhere vaguely discerned, I can't say it was patience, but tolerance, Unfortunately. I never learned archery, where aristeye Alexander, or to jump from the chariot, as he did when the Broncos were running in the Woods. Even, not hunting foxes. This, of course, was due and my health, that from very early forced me to stay inside the House, Nevertheless, though, with the help of my doctor, the Muse, I arrived in old age.
I, the Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus, and Alexander the great, I feared nothing more than the importance of omens and oracles. It is not surprising; Suffice a nod, a line that was pulling our hand with the pen, and folks dying, countries burned out and rivers were changing their flow. And yet, suffice a sudden thunderbolt to kryftw on my mantle, While Alexander had his mug. Alexander had around him men from Babylon, I of Egypt, why I believe in the stars, but I do not know the laws that with so much wisdom determine their orbit. And if the sign was for him a source of, suddenly jetted water to the point that he had set up the tent of, on his way to India, for me it was a pigeon that assured me that I will come back healthy. The two omens said the truth, I must confess, because at that time there was a lot of holding and confusion around the explanation of points that sent the gods….
* My blood froze when I saw. I wanted to put on the legs, but a mysterious strength kept me pinned there. I don't remember anymore how long it lasted, until I pulled out two guards. None of the priests was unable to say whether this was a bad omen that someone sent me the gods, after something like that hasn't happened before and it felt meaningless.
What I was thinking while I stand in front of the deceased Alexander and I wanted to bid farewell to greet someone as, lying and that at the end of his life, a good friend. So, look out, the kissed on the forehead and caressed However, from the big thrill, I looked careless and stumbled on the sarcophagus of Alexander the great. Not to fall I stretched my left hand and accidentally felt his nose. You broke like glass in many pieces and figure out what had happened, I saw that in point before the nose of, echaske now a hole.
Believe me, everything I write is true and while I tried to close the eyes and to erase the image that I had seen, It was impossible. This image follows me like a shadow and constantly find in front of me: a black hole in the head of Alexander, not a wound that sometime shuts, not. Then I looked, like today, like spoiled with my own hands him the divine man- my own avatar».
*The broken nose on the mummy of Alexander describes and Cassius Dio, Book 51, 16, 5. PHILIPP VANDENBERG: "AUGUST, The Secret Diaries», Versions Konidari-Athens, 2004.
Today, 29/11/2014, in a “pale” and “disappointing” (as presented by the media) presentation the excavation group presented the activities of the excavation in the Tumulus Kasta.
At first sight it seems that did not provide any new element, instead disappointed those expecting something shocking. But it is indeed so things ;
THE archaeologist Luminous Anastasopoyloh managed to attend the presentation today and to record in the form of practical What happened
Today me and sent them to the post.
I quote the accompanying text sent to us and practical of which pumped very important information You can someone noticed only if read “between words” that eipwthisan.
In general the situation as recorded were as follows :
-The kataskeyastike Memorial for a afirwismeno dead, was controlled access and in Roman times esfragisthike with Backfilling We met that There were physical.
– During that were visited esylithi (?)
– Not found no funeral gifts in the burial chamber which There are, however, not excluded elsewhere in the mound!
– If you saved the library of Alexandria may have written sources to the monument.
– The holes in leg walls was deliberate to become the Backfilling
Here created quite questions, the most important of which are as follows :
– Why Romans they were both zeal to seal a monument which It was not Roman and indeed it was sylimeno ;
– Why If you saved the library of Alexandria may have written sources to the monument; It has nothing to do with the Alexandria the monument, which will interpret the recording need of ;
– Why There is no record from the Romans This monument and for the Backfilling He's been pretty elaborate and costly, While we know that tracked anything ;
These questions force us now to focus our attention in the Roman period. By doing this we observe the following :
– THE last emperor who saw the Alexander It was the Caracalla and theSeptimius Severus It was he who sealed the Tomb so don't visit one again.
This prima facie does not create any problem, But if careful that the Severus was the father of Caracalla then arises a paradox. How the Caracalla visited the grave of Alexander and had him stamp his father and that after him no longer saw Alexander;
The returned to John the Chrysostom of instructions “Who is Mark Alexander, deixon Moi” does it imply that tthe body of Alexander was no longer in Alexandria and not what is commonly attributed to, that longer then echathi the memory of Alexander ;
THE Caracalla He is known for the cult that harbored for the Alexander.
“Historians agree that the main-if not unique – cause for the campaign of Caracalla against the Parthians stemmed from unlimited and rather unhealthy admiration for Alexander the great, and not by any particular strategic need of the time. Besides, the Emperor's desire to emulate the Macedonian King and his achievements seem to define in general the whole policy of the“ Even the army of served and 16.000 Macedonians.
Therefore formed a another reality that we can assume, which is as follows :
THE Septimius Severus seals the tomb of Alexander in Alexandria because the body of Alexander metafereta(j) to be buried in the grave that originally meant for him, in Amphipolis. The Tomb he had remained empty due to the fact that the body of Alexander by Ptolemy and yfarpachtike ended up in Egypt.
Nevertheless inthe unused tomb at Amphipolis of hero/God values have been paid. The tomb of It was built from the outset with earthing specification for this and there were openings in leg walls and the marble slab connecting these two openings.
When well esfragisthi the Tomb stinAlexandreia, the body must bySeverus or the Caracalla in Amphipolis, where and enetafiasthi and embargo on the Tomb immediately. The fact dthat was in the Imperial archives definitely with the Emperor's command, apparently not to uncover exactly what happened there. Caracalla therefore worships Alexander in Amphipolis Finally and not in Alexandria and stamping the grave excludes most visiting from any other.
It should be noted that at the point where there is the Hill Kasta found a milliario (ododeiktis) of Caracalla.
This explains also the saying of Ms. Peristeri because (a)n was the library of Alexandria may have written sources to the monument. Because very likely was recorded there the transfer of remains of Alexander of Alexandria in Athens.
One also very important element is that the excavation team considers that the funeral gifts be buried elsewhere the mound.
It is clear, therefore, that from the evidence that the excavation team shows such a scenario, but apparently cannot be adopted in public and so expect to “tie” this case with more items and after the announcement of the results of the measurements. For this and is sparing at announcements the.
Of course this remains to be proven or refuted by the upcoming announcements.
Pending well… Perhaps future surprises…..
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Part of the presentation of Ms. Peristeri. Not 1
Part of the presentation of Ms. Peristeri. Not 2
Part of the presentation of the Ku. Lefantzi
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After I managed to get your press conference today give away all the notes that I managed to keep it to use all or part of the, that you look more appropriate.
To know that I have recorded the bulk of what was said.
The question-and-answer process ended on 15.30 again many who had requested to ask questions is not prevented (me neither).
Ms. Peristeri was excited but also joyful and answer spontaneously, smiling and looking in the eyes of the interlocutor. Ms. Hardly intervened and mendoni k. Panagiotarea was present but dumb person.
Conspicuous by their absence many kathigitarades that make the lap of channels to bless their beard. Mere presence of very famous teachers were Ms. Kokoroy-Alevras, He was given the honorary first why questions.
There were no special revelations except that found and currencies of Max. Alexandrou in Th2 and Θ1 whereas the British tried to steal pieces of Leo and the base of the, something that revealed Mr.. Lefantzis who said that it is also historically confirmed.
Solved the mystery why have not shown photos of the skeleton and why still no estimate if it was male or female.
Also I think it was important that possibly the funeral gifts-gifts of the deceased be present in another area of the mound.
Many questions remain unanswered, but also the chance to be the tomb of Alexander the great in my humble opinion not only shot down but grew.
These, My buddy and I hope those who look forward to prove scientifically and to live to see and comment on.
Official press conference at the MINISTRY of CULTURE for the funerary monument of Amphipolis
The event began the two rapporteurs, Claus Lambrinoudakis, Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens and Nikos Staboulidis, archaeologist, Director of the cycladic Art Museum who coordinated the questions.
Speech by Ms. Peristeri
Initially stated that today there will be a presentation of the findings so far of the excavation and that it remains much study and work to interpret what the excavation revealed hoe.
Did a flashback to previous excavations that were done on the Tomb during the Decade of Kasta 50 by Mr. Lazaridis and revealed Iron Age graves and the Hellenistic period.
Modern research on the Tomb began in 2012. There was a folk tradition in the region that the tumulus hides the "Tomb of the Queen". Initially attempting to delimit the Tomb until finally discovered in the yard and then antithima himself the marble courtyard of thassian marble. Uncovered slowly saves only its lower stones, stanchions and ridges and emerged, in collaboration with architect k. Lefantzi, that the diameter of the enclosure is 158,40 m. the height 3 m.
The first year had found only scattered architectural parts of the enclosure. Not only saves only its lower stones found in the archaeological site but also beside the point Leo.
It seems that the 3the century a.d in Roman times there was a crane yard xekollise pieces of which were used in other structures such as dams, etc.
End, found spot 80 m. the yard with all the architectural members, cornices, epistylia, bases.
In the last 30-40 the enclosure measures revealed the 2014, detected and the entrance of the funerary monument.
Leo's base is constructed from sections of the enclosure.
Among the sections of the enclosure found in Lithotopos may exist and pieces belonging to the grave.
The basis of the first septal wall behind the Sphinxes relied only on a downtown domo, the rest was in the air!
The cornice above the caryatids had the same details with cornices of the enclosure.
From plank that has collided (in obscure time) and that found in the excavation of a destroyed person Karyatidas (This located to the right, to a.).
We had no desecration of the monument by Christians as not found typical crosses used to scratching.
As in the grave removed soils and diafragmatikoi walls were parallel clamp.
Marble funerary Chamber door panels can be welded a and found broken in large pieces.
This is for devotional funerary monument with dead afirwϊsmeno.
Have passed since permit your persecutors'defiled hands monument which caused a lot of damage and disorder particularly in the burial chamber.
The skeleton has problems due to moisture and should be restored to give conclusions. Has moved with the soils from the grave at the Museum of Amphipolis to best studied by a team of anthropologists.
Speech by Ms. Lefantzi
Leo and Tumulus
A British Brigade tried to convey the 1916 1000 Lion tracks with 4 barges but Bulgarians and Austrians sank the boat and portions of Leo sunk in the Strimonas.
The archaeologist Miller imprinted material and made an first documentation.
When a few days ago, descended the Strimonas level revealed 52 marble pieces which the next day rose by 5 (It seems that some residents ' returned ' some pieces that had their homes!). Some pieces of the enclosure may be located at the base of the dam of kerkini and which will never recover.
The basis of Leo might have sculptures and frieze.
The manufacturer of the precinct knew that π = 3.14 and made use of the golden section with basic dimension 0,528 which all the rest are multiples.
Masonic signs found, letters a and e in the yard design plates, confirming the dating in the last quarter of 4th century b.c..
Leo looked to.
Leon and the Tomb belongs to a wider group including and the nearby Hill 133.
Studied all the topography of the area.
In Roman times, removed marbles of the enclosure and then became the katachwsi of the Tomb. The excavation revealed the counterweights Roman crane and one of the Sandals of edrazotan in the territory of the excavation.
500 the yard tracks found in Lake kerkini, which the Group gathered up last Sunday. The restoration work will give at the end a good representation of the enclosure.
Speech by Ms. Englishman, (She) Architect
The tomb was with excavating and epanepichwsi.
The external removal of soils, especially over the burial chamber, will become if they first completed fixatives works inside of the monument. Otherwise the weight of the machinery and the tremors will damage.
In the Tomb have been placed 19 strain sensors, most in the burial chamber.
The construction of the burial trench seems that was before the construction of the monument.
Major earthquakes in the region made during the 6-7the century. a.d. as well as the 1829 focusing on Drama. Is limited the damage from quakes caused at the Memorial.
As regards the question of whether katachwsi has a great flood, This did not happen because in this case would have collapsed the walls sfragistikoi.
The skeleton of the deceased is disturbed by ancient tomb robbers.
QUESTIONS
Followed questions – alternately from archaeologists and journalists- which were answered by 3 who did the presentation (KC Peristeri, Lefantzis, Englishman) and in a case of Ms. Mendoni.
K. Kokoroy-Alevras
(Professor of Archaeology at the University of Athens)
(E): For the burial trench, How is chronicles the construction of the rest of the Tomb or simultaneous;
(A): The excavation prior to we do not know if it was at the same time.
(E): Lithoplinthoi found in the excavation of his investment;
(A): There is investment in the lower portion of trench. From the findings it is concluded that there was an investment of trench.
(E): When the sfragistikoi walls and backfilling;
(A): The walls were built with sealing material in 2the use. The material of the monument are pwrino of the same era with the grave. s
On the floor of 4th space (means of burial chamber) It's more refined processing of pwrolithwn.
Marble material from the monument was reused in other monuments.
The inscriptions are only Masonic materials and building points.
Kotti, NATION
(E): Who is buried there;
(A): By Leo on top and so huge funerary monument could have been a great General of Alexander the great. But we need to study the skeletal material from anthropologist to have some answers.
Hatzopoulos
(E): It seems that the two halls of the monument was originally to visit. So the protective walls are downstream. So after deliberate destruction of remnants and fragments of sculptures there in the burial chamber and closed with walls of the monument;
(A): We had plenty of raids from Phrygian tribesmen after the battle of pydna. After the 3the century a.d. partial destruction of the monument occurred.
In antiquity the monument was known and visible so, as is natural, attracted Tomb robbers.
MEGA Papadis
(E): Initially it was claimed that the monument was not looted. When and why was the earth fill;
(A): Was simultaneously with sfragistikoys walls. Study should be made on this. The openings in the bulkheads drums were used to pass the backfill soil and in one case used part (plate) the marble roof as ramp.
(E): So was desecration before backfill.
(A): Yes, the desecration is placed in Roman times.
Antonio Corso
(E): The plundering of the monument was the 3the century. the a.d.
(A): Then the latter Macedonians have tried to protect the monument, historical and cultural heritage.
Adamopoulou NEWS
(E): Why not burning; Why do we refer to some sources for the monument;
(A): Alexander's intention was to construct a shining monument in Amphipolis, as stated by Diodorus Siculus. If you saved the library of Alexandria may have written sources to the monument. The lion proves that is buried an important personality. Sealing walls and the Roman period is katachwsi with stuff in 2the use of the material of construction of the Tomb.
(Note my own: I responded to the absence of combustion)
Banou
(E): You told us that it was a devotional monument. What is the relationship to the precinct; Not found at all-ceramics;
(A): Any gems not found in the burial chamber. They might be elsewhere on the mound the funeral gifts. In 1the and 2thegems found space and ceramics dating from 2-3thecentury. a.d
Originally the precinct there was open and there was access to the Tomb. Later closed. It was a place of worship for the hero that was controlled open.
I AVGI Krimiwti
(E): Was the Prime Minister's visit while there is the same interest, publicity and funding for other excavations. You dialed the Prime Minister;
(A): The Prime Minister came from interest, After the update I had done for the Ministry of culture. From the publicity that won is the salvation of the monument.
Veleni
(E): Melambafis or red paint found in ceramics;
Was incision in point destruction of mosaic;
(A): Yes found pottery and some melambafis coinsincluding the Alexander g (the Mega!) the two spaces apart from the burial chamber. The incision made in mosaic not found anything specific but has the thickness of the mosaic.
Kontraroy – Rassia ELEFTHEROTIPIA
(E): The openings in the Earth made by body-snatchers;
(A): Initially the katachwsi reached up to the roof and gradually katakathise. So after the Earth could not enter Tomb robbers.
Tsakiroglou PROTO THEMA
(E): The skeleton belongs to a person though it belongs to the person who constructed the monument. If there are analogies with alexandrina monuments.
(A): It seems that is one dead, We don't know if it was the grave for the dead, will rule anthropologist for the dating and the identity of the dead.
With regard to the orientation of the grave, He wants much study because the shaft of the tomb is not moving toward the center of the mound.
Tzibelekoy
(E): It has been decided what will be the team of anthropologists;
Tell us about the human figures in epistylia.
(A): You must complete the maintenance, they look vaguely traces but still can't say something clearly.
For anthropologists has not yet decided the group which will undertake the study, but we think they could be Greek.
Nikoloylia (Conservator Ministry of culture.)
(E): There Is 2the entrance to the Tomb somewhere else;
(A): There is no other entrance. The excavation will continue in the rest of the Tomb.
Lymberopoulou THE TOC
(E): When we get the results of prospecting;
(A): Σε 2-3 months we answer.
Mertzani (Conservator)
He made a brief speech about the paintings on epistylia. He said that the maintenance requires much time and asked us to provide to the maintainers.
Risen The NEWSPAPER
(E): Currently the skeleton; It would hurt the photoshoot; The paintings are identified before 2 months;
(A): The skeleton is found in the Museum of Amphipolis. Expressions in epistylia looked after the first cleaning. Left to be cleaned, maintenance and study of coins and pottery findings.
Spanelis ChRONOMETRO
(E): It was claimed as the architect of the Memorial precinct and the Deinokratis;
(A): Support-Ms. Peristeri- I and Mr. Lefantzis.
To tell you here that you mention drag time as epistylia is in fact these section, plinth with two kymatia and not epistylia.
The entrance of the funerary monument with sentencing was closed, in a double-column parastasei with roof in ancient times before the desecration and sealing of the monument.
It is a large public project which used around 3.000 cubic meters of marble. So, It took a great architect who may have been the Deinokratis. As a public work may not be commissioned by a rich man but from important person of the era.
(It retained its name) Herbalist
(E): There are botanical data;
(A): Not something special, but there are soil samples from the stratigraphy, which in the future will be studied.
Karatzaferis ELEFTHEROS TYPOS
(E): The dead and the grave are identical;
(A): Will answer anthropologist.
Ant1 Pagoylakis
(E): We can rule out that the deceased was a member of the Royal family or himself and Alexander the great;
(A): Nothing we cannot exclude. We don't know yet if it is a member of the Royal family or General.
Regarding dating, the Pebble mosaic from the style and way of construction is placed in the last quarter of 4th century. e.g.. as well as the toichodomia of the enclosure and of the monument. Also the theme of the mosaic was usual and dear during the same era.
Chatzi ALPHA
(E): What members from the skeleton found;
What your instinct says, There are also other monuments in the tumulus;
We have pieces from the shields which adorned the pedestal of Leo;
(A): For the first query will be determine anthropologist, While the second will show us the diaskopisi.
Now, for the third question, found semi-columns and 2 pieces of exerges shields. On the Edit exists that shows shields that were accepted as the basis and stoyko on this painted representations. Also, on the basis of Leo have at Ionic semi-columns Doric capitals.
Here intervened Ms. Mendoni which said that the dead man's pelvis is dismembered and crushed by falling over stones. That generally the skeleton is in a fragile condition because of moisture and should be preserved and fastened so that it can provide answers. Also clarified that for the moment the rescue but characterized excavations, after depositing the relevant documentation requested by Ms. Peristeri, will be systematic, which anyway seemed from the beginning, When the ruins of Sphinxes.
The excavation is like working in a mine or tunnel, with mine lamps and for this cooperation and help from the EGNATIA.
«Alamoyntin» Will become the psithyrize welcome strain of the Ministry of culture on Saturday morning in the crowded auditorium bouboulina. It was a little before the speeches of Katerina Peristeri and who close associates came from Amphipolis to Athens for a presentation of the findings of the excavation. Basically to put the official dot in excavation, before the chapter of painstaking, lengthy research.
Five hours after, leaving from Bouboulinas, voices were lifted up, objections had been expressed, the spirits were light, yawns took the Hall, criticism brought by all and for all sides and most felt that not only wiser but rather were left with more questions. It was the moment Jamie Peristeri disappeared. Literally. Ten minutes before the scheduled start of the presentation, kateythynomai in the room and see the door of the Cabinet "elevator" (It only goes to the fifth floor) opens and Kostas Tasoula, with relaxed style to accompany the Katerina Peristeri. The archaeologist Digger of Amphipolis wears accessories not separated ever: Black beret, red scarf. He smiles constantly. Smiles that continued until shortly before the end of the presentation, so the dynamic intervention of journalist showed what would follow the next nearly four hours.To “trip” Katerina Peristeri and Hill mystery
"We'll do a small journey in the region», "this is an excavation travelogue», "would you travel»: Those were phrases that often said during the presentation of the Digger of Amphipolis and head of the Inspectorate of Antiquities Serron. A presentation that looked more like a soothing narration rather than scientific presentation. If the previous months we could only wonder often for stryfna scientific style of announcements about the findings, Now we faced one recounting without new scientific findings and analysis.
Caterina frequently Guest House talked only for Peristeri "wonderful", «amazing», «art» unique finds, to permit your persecutors'defiled hands "tymbwrychwn", for "mystery Hill». Explained that in the beginning they worked "like humble topographers ' on the Hill and describing the Caryatids ' Maasai said when we saw before us these amazing projects».
Until the reference to the skeleton, or rather the fact that there was no evidence it caused the early interventions, the reaction to the fact that there was neither a photo or information about the situation of the skeleton, the way I found exactly etc.. "Not counting both the good photo as the protection of the skeleton," said Madam Peristeri – as if one excludes the other. Any other question about the skeleton ( and they were many and persistent) lead to deadlock. whisper of the Anna Panagiotarea
Needed to complete their presentations the architect Michalis Lefantzis and civil engineer Dimitris Englishman, to show the Lady a Peristeri photos of power point of saying that depicts the bones of the skeleton. And while also stubbornly refused to tell us when and who will be the examination of the skeleton, After iefimerida.gr's question revealed that the skeleton is still in the Museum of Amphipolis.
With the archaeologist and Director of the Museum of cycladic art Niko Stabolides to make coordination and masterfully poised between questions and answers (often undertook himself to explain or insist that respondents), tensions continued. Journalists almost ... We asked for information on the imploring skeleton, the Lady Peristeri refused to answer. The Anna Panagiotarea in the first series of whispered sometime "tell, tell what you found "and the architect Michalis Lefantzis erupted against journalist referred to the fact that the bones of the skeleton found inside and outside of the Tomb asking the you that you saw it" to respond together, almost "in official press release!» Here Alexander the great, There Alexander the great, who is Alexander the great;
It was the moment the words of Nicholas Stampolidis at the beginning of the process began to seem prophetic. It was said: "in archaeology never say never and certainly not talking about anyway". The nomenclature had returned and the question was not just who is dead but mainly because in the past, said Katerina Peristeri that belonged to man General of the era of Alexander the great.
"With a Lion at the top and a huge monument said that it could be General. Nobody has the confidence to say anything, "said to repeat" we cannot exclude any name» creating a soysoyro on whether he and Alexander the great. "No answer at conspiracy theories that there is buried the Alexander». Later when asked if he could be a member of the family of Alexander the great tried to cut off the debate by saying that nobody can say anything with certainty.
Having finished anymore presentation and amid multilayer questions suddenly revealed that there are other findings, like the famous Alexander's coins of the 3rd dating from the 2nd century, period of the last Macedonian Kings, event that caused little exclamations in the Hall. the storming of Lina Mendoni
Suddenly, of the side posts of the Amphitheater where watched the debate, the General Secretary of the Ministry of culture rushed to take a position on the Panel and speak, with obvious irritation. With tension that did not cover the hoarse voice after suffering from colds, intensity that showed the first sentence for breaking "questions and answers" that the ekneyrisan. It was the time that Jamie had been reported in Peristeri many volunteers with a love for archaeology who took part in the excavation by stirring up reactions across the room.
"There were no volunteers in the excavation, Peristeri Lady said that perhaps because of fatigue, only a close partner for years and was a volunteer "emphasized in closing the debate Lina Mendoni, to answer then the question for hours agonizing refused the archaeologist to answer. "Found the skeleton in fullness almost 100%, disjointed inside and outside of the burial trench. On the boundary of the trench was the skull, While outside was the mandible. Found the spine, side, hands, the legs and pelvis that was dismembered reason throwing stones. ". The "theoretical" delay for delivery of the skeleton to the experts due to the fact that we need to create the right team of scientists in all disciplines of scientists – osteologoi, anthropologists, forensic scientists needed.
Lina Mendoni stressed again and again that speaks as Secretary General and not as archaeologist, excluding each question for its own assessment of the findings. Giving the impression that she has some conclusions the raw responses in relation to the findings, firmly denied any such interference. Kostas Kavafis reciting Tasoylas
Responses requested by Lina Mendoni, and armed guards who reported Katerina Peristeri that were placed in the Tomb on the first few days after the revelation of Sphinxes. The General Secretary stressed that he requested armed guards, but police protection from the Ministry of public order and the police station of the area. Whether the police have staff weapon with them or not is obviously not work of the Ministry, said. It was the moment I returned to the Hall the Minister – had left before the presentations.
He approached a huddle of journalists, When Lina Mendoni referred to those days of August. Voce Costas Tasoylas told the person sitting next to him "that of August – August was; – the night… Once I remember anymore the eyes». To ask "do you know this poem by Cavafy;"Walking away from the Bouboulinas, with Mrs Peristeri elusive – had to leave to catch her flight, in accordance with its partners- the overarching question was "why should now make this meeting five hours after we had something meaningful to say and listen». Feeling how often we hit a wall asking for answers, one thing she asked: To visit the monument to what and if you say, everything. so what if say is actually a brilliant piece in the history of Greece, as he said at the outset the archaeologist Basil Lambrinoudakis.
The architect Michalis Lefantzis (1ND (a)), the archaeologist Katerina Peristeri (2the (a)) and the engineer Dimitris Englishman ((D)).
Identifying coins with the face of Alexander, But coins of the 2nd century BC. and the 3rd century a.d.. is the newest items from the excavation on the ancient tomb of Amphipolis, as it became known during the papers, Saturday, ΑΜΦΙΘΈΑΤΡΟ ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΆΜΕΣΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΊΟΥ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΎ.
The major revelation that have found coins of the era of Alexander c’ with his portrait and Roman coins, 3rd century a.d. but also Hellenistic of 2nd BC. in Amphipolis, Katerina Peristeri proceeded during the press conference at the MINISTRY of CULTURE for the findings in Amphipolis. The announcements were made by the head of the excavation and head of the Inspectorate of Antiquities Serron k, Michalis Lefantzi architect and civil engineer Dimitri Egglezo.
Ms. Peristeri has not given more details, Why stressed that the coins should be studied.
Also have found:
– Mobile finds and ceramics, While she found pottery and melambafis.
Important detail that the site was looted before the katachwsi. After the first sack, the site "sygyristike".
The katachwsi and sealing walls were made in Roman times. The venue was open.
Mystery remains the identity of deceased, as yet has not started the anthropological study. Possibly within the next few days to announce the scientific team who will take.
According to the head of the excavation team, the monument has been disasters and syliseis in antiquity. "Such a monument was not easy not to become a target tymbwrychwn" he said.
O skeleton from the Tomb
For the skeleton, parties whose power point presented in photo (Photo) that once seemed mixed with soils, the General Secretary of the Ministry of culture, Lina Mendoni said he found fragments and in fullness almost 100%. It is characteristic that the skull was found outside the trench, while inside the excavation found the mandible. Still found the spine, hands, the feet side and basin broken by stones that had fallen from above. The existing completeness is such as to allow specialists to give answer to many questions. She also admitted that there is "theoretical delay" as what team will examine the anthropological material. Should be written in a complete team and the investigation has nothing to do with only the skeleton but also with other findings.
parts of the skeleton parts of the skeleton
For Alexander the great
Katerina Peristeri said the dead could have been a Macedonian General. "What I said and I still. Nobody has the confidence to say anything it is premature to say anything "he said. But when asked if it excludes the possibility to be Alexander the great, η Κατερίνα Περιστέρη είπε: «δεν αναφέρομαι σε ονόματα».
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.
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.
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 ".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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