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Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander's time found in Greece
BBC ^
| 11/12/2014
| By Giorgos Christides
Posted on 11/12/2014 10:41:24 AM PST by Red Badger
Archaeologists in northern Greece have found a skeleton inside a tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, during a dig that has enthralled the public.
The burial site at Amphipolis is the largest ever discovered in Greece.
The culture ministry said the almost intact skeleton belonged to a "distinguished public figure", given the tomb's dimensions and lavishness.
Chief archaeologist Katerina Peristeri said "the tomb in all probability belongs to a male and a general".
The excavation has fascinated Greeks ever since Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited the site in August 2014 and announced it amounted to "an exceptionally important discovery".
The latest revelations have only added to Greek excitement about the identity of the person entombed at Amphipolis.
"It is an extremely expensive construction, one that no single private citizen could have funded," the ministry said at a briefing for reporters on Wednesday. "It is in all probability a monument to a mortal who was worshipped by his society at the time."
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TOPICS: Education; History; Science
KEYWORDS: alexander; alexanderthegreat; amphipolis; ancientautopsies; antonissamaras; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; greece; katerinaperisteri; macedonia
Amphipolis update....................
To: SunkenCiv
PinGGG!.......................
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:41:47 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:43:09 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
I thought it was anew life form, like Aquaman:
"Amphipolis Sapien"
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:47:41 AM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe)
To: Red Badger
Whoever thet entombed there got out?
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:53:48 AM PST
by
Candor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
To: Red Badger
They want it to be Alexander the Great, whose tomb has not been dicovered.
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:54:47 AM PST
by
Candor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
To: Red Badger
They didn’t dust much. The dust practically fills up the place.....
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:04:34 AM PST
by
Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: Candor7
Except that Alexander was buried in Egypt and his tomb was looted by Nero.
Could be one of Alexander's generals, however.
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:14:40 AM PST
by
Martin Tell
(Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa Catoni.)
To: Martin Tell
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:39:03 AM PST
by
nonliberal
(Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico.)
To: minnesota_bound
No Mexicans in 2300 years...................
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:41:47 AM PST
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Candor7
Not alive..................
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:43:14 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:59:45 AM PST
by
nonliberal
(Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico.)
To: nonliberal
It’s unlikely to be Philip, who was presumably buried in Aegae (Verghina) whether or not the tomb discovered in the 1970s is his. Amphipolis was not historically part of Macedonia but was conquered by Philip II. It was originally an Athenian colony (established in 437 B.C.) but revolted in 424/3 and was never again subject to Athens (until the 20th century). Thucydides the historian was exiled because, as general, he failed to prevent the revolt.
To: Red Badger
Is it a relative of any of the following:
1) the Kennedys
2) the Clinton's
3) the Bushes?
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posted on
11/12/2014 1:14:03 PM PST
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: ExCTCitizen
1) the Kennedys?
They didn’t find a 68 Oldsmobile.
2) the Clinton’s?
They didn’t find a Blue Dress.
3) the Bushes?
They didn’t find any WMDs...............
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posted on
11/12/2014 1:17:20 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Red Badger; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Red Badger.
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posted on
11/13/2014 9:47:29 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Brother Cracker
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11/13/2014 11:15:40 AM PST
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BenLurkin
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