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by gepd
Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
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Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipol

Is the part of the wall missing here http://www.yppo.gr/2/g2001.jsp?mult_id=14749 due to a collapse? Or could it be from looters?
by gepd
Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:48 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 546167

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipol

Thanks a lot, these look nice. I assume the source (based on the watermark) should be here (http://www.yppo.gr/2/g22.jsp?obj_id=58074 - ministry of culture), where one can always look for the latest official statements and material regarding the excavation. The location for all press releases is her...
by gepd
Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:55 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 546167

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipol

Thanks Agesilaos, I don't think in the article it is claimed that the pictured coins are from Amphipolis. It is just an example of how coins with a Sphinx looks like. For the rest I cannot really comment. The person interviewed actually states that the association of coins that have sphinxes with Am...
by gepd
Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:00 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 546167

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipol

I also doubt that this is a trustworthy reference. The only relevant info that appeared in more credible sites is that if the tomb has been looted, access was not through the main entrance. As for the second tumulus, that is just overinterpretation of Google Earth images. Not sure how Google transla...
by gepd
Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Yet ANOTHER potential tomb...
Replies: 24
Views: 12042

Re: Yet ANOTHER potential tomb...

Hi all, here are some updates from the greek media: a) The news that they put a microcamera inside a small opening was denied by the ministry of culture b) Today they started the procedure of removing the blocks from the entrace. They actually refer to the blocks of the protective wall, so I assume ...