Page 1 of 1
i wonder where hephaestion is buried?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 2:26 pm
by andy19
not too sure if anyone knows but where is hephaestion buried just wondered thats all! cheers Andy
Re: i wonder where hephaestion is buried?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 7:27 pm
by agesilaos
Burned in Babylon entomed in the Hephaistium at Alexandria I think.
Re: i wonder where hephaestion is buried?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 9:09 pm
by xxx
Technically, we do not know. There is some confusion in the sources but supposedly part of the wall of Babylon was demolished to be part of the pyre given Hephaistion in Babylon. It is unlikely that anything, including bones, would have survived such a pyre, so it is more than likely a 'burial' was not required. Babylon, as the seat of Alexander's empire, would likely be the resting place of anything that did survive as long as Alexander was alive.
Re: i wonder where hephaestion is buried?
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 3:29 am
by Cyrus
I had asked this question some months ago:
http://www.pothos.org/forum/showmessage ... geID=9352I have seen the stone lion in Hamadan, recent studies suggest that it was built definitely by Alexander but it is not clear that hephaestion has been buried there or not.
http://www.caroun.com/Countries/Asia/Ir ... madan.html