Speculation is running wild about
who could be buried there.
Decorative bone and glass fragments that adorned the
coffin suggest the tomb was a very prominent figure perhaps connected to
Alexander the Great.
A lot of marble indicates it was expensive to build.
The tomb in Amphipolis has been gradually unearthed
over the last two years.
The ministry of culture said it’s the biggest tomb found in Greece and is a
find of major significance.
Archaeologists had already discovered a colourful
detailed floor mosaic depicting the mythological tale of the abduction of
Persephone. Two winged sphinxes and two tall Caryatid statues were also found.
The tomb is thought to have been built in the 4th
Century B.C. around the reign of the warrior emperor Alexander the Great.
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