A massive Hellenistic tomb dating back to the 4th century B.C. has been discovered in Greece.
“It looks like the tomb of a prominent Macedonian of that era,” said a second culture ministry official. Alexander the Great died in Babylonia, in modern Iraq, and his actual burial place is not known.
Archaeologists have found two sphinxes, thought to have guarded the tomb’s entrance, and a 4.5-metre-wide road leading into it, with walls on both sides covered by frescoes. It is circled by a 497-metre marble outer wall.
Story: The Guardian | Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/AP
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