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1. The Tomb of Philip the second

2. What is that?
• It is a part of the archaeological site of Vergina
and one of the three tombs found there.
Despite being very impressive (for a grave),
the reason it is important is because of the
findings found inside it. They play a major role
in our knowledge of the Macedonian culture.

3. Pictures

4. Design and findings
• The tomb gives the impression of a small Doric building. It is
decorated by a big painting illustrating a hunting scene, which is
unfortunately not well preserved.
• Inside the tomb archaeologists found an impressive gold larynx,
decorated with plant motifs and marked with the star of Macedon,
which included male bones. In the room we also found the golden
and ivory panoply of the dead, the richly-carved burial bed on
which he was laid and later burned , silver utensils for the funeral
feast, a large quantity of silver and bronze vessels, decorated
furniture (an ivory couch), a splendid gold oak wreath (which
adorned the cremated bones), a silver gilded diadem, weapons,
armor and wine drinking vessels among others things. In the
antechamber a second, less impressive larynx was found, containing
the bones of a woman.

5. Who’s inside there?
• The middle aged man in the larynx is thought
to be Philip the second, but some
archaeologists believe it may be the tomb of
Philip the Arrchidaeus, mentally challenged
brother of Alexander. This version however is
less popular. The female bones seem to
belong to Cleopatra, sister of Alexander.

6. SOURCES
• http://en.wikipedia.org

7. The end