Greeks find largest Macedonian tomb of nobles

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Greeks find largest Macedonian tomb of nobles:

The eight-chamber tomb rich in painted sculpture dates to the Hellenistic period between the 3rd and 2nd century BC and offers scholars a rare glimpse into the life of nobles around the time of Alexander’s death.

‘This is the largest, sculptured, multi-chambered tomb found in Greece, and is significant in that it is a new architectural style — there are many chambers and a long entrance arcade,’ the chief archaeologist at Pella, Maria Akamati, told Reuters.

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