According to a concept presented by me the gold larnax in the antechamber of Tomb II contains the bone remains of Thessalonice. Cassander who died un-expectedly in 297 at an age of about 50 year, was succeded by his oldest son Philip IV. However, the young king only after few months on the macedonian throne died in 297. Then, Thessalonice become regent of their two youngest sons, Antipater and Alexander V, who were too young to rule Macedonia. "Thessalonice appears to have at first retained much influence over her sons, but at lenght Antipater, becoming jealous of the superior favour which she showed to his younger brother Alexander, barbarously put his mother to death in 295". The gold larnax with the remains of the killed mother was then placed in the antechamber of the Tomb II, where the king Cassander was already buried in the main chamber, two years earlier. The Tomb II was build on order by Antipater for burial of Alexander the Great, but at the time of Cassander's death, the Tomb II still vaccant, Thessalonice decided to use it as a burial place for Cassander.
http://www.macedonia.se/en/Load/30/vergina_tomb_2/
The remains in antechamber of Tomb II, belongs Thessalonice!
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