The "key" for the occupant of the tomb is the fresco of Amphipolis with Persephone, According to a recent article in National Geographic As reported by the post., Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, pictured in mosaic, gives a new item "key" in mystery about the occupant of the Tomb.
The tomb of Amphipolis, as National Geographic, located near the Aegean port used by Alexander the great to the fleet of. Archaeologists date the Tomb to the last quarter of the fourth century b.c., probably placing the construction of the fractious period after the death of Alexander the 323 e.g.. All this has sparked intense speculation that the tomb was built for someone nearby or relative. The Ministry of culture and sport of Greece announced at a press conference Thursday that the recently discovered the image of Persephone which resembles a similar one found in the Royal Cemetery at Vergina, where are buried the father of Alexander the great. This discovery, made by Lina Mendoni, General Secretary of the Ministry of, connects the tomb of Amphipolis with Royal ancestry of Alexander the great. "The political symbolism is very powerful," pointed out. the new finding raises hope that the Tomb will add another chapter in the tumultuous history of the ancient Macedonian Royal House. "Without a doubt," said archaeologist Katerina Peristeri, principal investigator of the Tomb Amphipolis "the deceased was extremely important person."The figure of Persephone is identified when the Peristeri and colleagues of cleaned the floor of one of the Chambers of the Tomb. The Peristeri was reluctant to make any guesses about the identity of the owner of the Tomb by these new data. However the Jan Goyorthnigkton, classical scholar at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, believes that it is likely that the Tomb belongs to a woman, After the mosaic presents a woman who is driven to the underworld. If this proves, added, the tomb is likely to host the Roxane, wife of Alexander the great, or the mother of Olympiad. both women sentenced to death when one of the generals of Alexander, Kassandros, took over the throne of ancient Macedon according to Worthington however, We don't know for sure which of these two women may lie in the Tomb. classical texts which survive indicate that Cassander murdered Roxanne and her son in Amphipolis the 310 e.g., so it is very likely, He said Worthington, that could be the tomb of Amphipolis. From the other, There are other elements that suggest strongly to the Olympiad. Alexander was meant to proclaim his mother goddess, as the female goddess in chariot of Hades. Extra, the Olympics continued to hold important political force, even after the death of Alexander. Although murdered by cassander and his allies could be honored with such a grave.
