Alexander related 'shrine' in Thrace?

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Alexander related 'shrine' in Thrace?

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News today on RogueClassicism about prehistoric tombs in Bulgaria in which an Alexander coin was found.

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Re: Alexander related 'shrine' in Thrace?

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The 'shrine' or cult activity is aimed at the dead kings rather than Alexander; the coin was given as an offering to them or him it is not clear how the tombs relate. Lysimachos defeated Seuthes III at a place called Hieron or the Holy Place perhaps this city was that site, my Bulgarian geography is not up to saying without a map :roll:
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