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Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.
Located beneath a large burial mound, Tomb I at the site of Vergina, in northern Greece, is near several other tombs which ...
Alexander III was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, in July 356BC. His conquests at war, such his victory at the Battle of Guagamela in northern Iraq, led him to be known as Alexander ...
View of the Amphipolis tomb with the recovered elements spread out on the southwest side, ready to be placed. Credit: Ministry of Culture of Greece From the time of its discovery, there had been ...
B.C.E., King Philip II of Macedon gathered friends and family at his royal court in Aegae to celebrate the marriage of his ...
A tomb in Greece that was thought to hold Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II, might instead contain the remains of a young woman and six infants, a study suggests. The study published in ...
However, scientists could not agree on which tomb contained which member of the family - while the location of Alexander the Great's own tomb remains unknown. Last year, a study led by Antonios ...
A recent study challenges the identification of Philip II’s tomb at Vergina, urging reevaluation of the evidence with ...