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by DrRoach
Fri May 27, 2016 10:11 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Aristotle's tomb(?)
Replies: 5
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Re: Aristotle's tomb(?)

Any info from actual professional/academic sources? The case as put by the lowest common denominator... I mean, "media", seems to consist of high status tombs + pottery and coins of about the right date + a few unspecified ye-anciente-writen sources.
by DrRoach
Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:38 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542200

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

And is it really sensible that ANT should indicate that the tomb was built by Antigonus Monophthalmus, who never ruled in Macedon and whose lands were separated from Amphipolis by the satrapy/kingdom of Lysimachus? And why was Antigonus (or any other general) so devoted to Hephaistion as to spend t...
by DrRoach
Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542200

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

I know I'm only an interested amateur as far as ancient history is concerned (PhD in Oceanography, BSc in physics... but did a unit or two on ancient history back in high school). But I wonder... we're told the tomb is dated to the late 4th century, but is it really possible to exclude the (very) ea...