02.10.2015
Катерина Перистери, археолог, отвечающий за раскопки гробницыAmphipolis, announced the new findings of scientists. May have succeeded find out who was originally buried in Amphipolis and to whom belongs to the tomb. This issue has occupied archaeologists for many years and was considered a priority.
During the conference in Thessaloniki, Peristeri stated that her the team discovered the monogram of Hephaestion, the commander and the nearest friend of Alexander the Great. New results show that the construction of Amphipolis was commissioned by a powerful figure era. Perhaps by Alexander the Great himself.
More evidence from Plutarch can be concluded: when Hephaestion died suddenly, Alexander ordered to build shrines by the whole territory of Macedonian rule. Peristeri believes that Amphipolis complex of tombs worshiped until the Roman of times.
The monogram found may put an end to the controversy of scientists. Since the tomb found the remains of people (women, children and two men), archaeologists have suggested: one of the buried was the mother of Alexander. Now, after disclosing new facts, the team researchers are not ready to state with certainty the names of individuals who rest in amphipolis.
