tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post6302129030544859074..comments2023-10-09T06:54:04.099-06:00Comments on Past Times and Present Tensions: Kassander's tomb?John Hooker FSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-63346331982096399472014-08-16T06:54:11.310-06:002014-08-16T06:54:11.310-06:00I forgot to mention that I'm not sure what you...I forgot to mention that I'm not sure what you mean about the sphinx sculptures' damage. I presume the damage was done by the Romans.John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-78857465884323893412014-08-16T06:34:29.269-06:002014-08-16T06:34:29.269-06:00The tombs at Aigai were looted by the Gauls becaus...The tombs at Aigai were looted by the Gauls because they were left alone to garrison the city. If they had also looted the tomb at Amphipolis, I would think that it might also have been noted by Plutarch. Interesting thought about it being a cenotaph! damage to any frescoes is certainly possible, but I doubt that the Gauls would have done this -- they were only interested in gold.John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-66093926223132836332014-08-16T06:32:57.184-06:002014-08-16T06:32:57.184-06:00If the tomb was built originally for Alexander and...If the tomb was built originally for Alexander and then later used for Kassander (or someone else), then the sphinxes could refer to Alexander in Egypt or to myths at Thebes, Boeotia which was Herakles native city.John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-4366152784532478922014-08-16T04:02:35.970-06:002014-08-16T04:02:35.970-06:00Some here speculate that it was looted by Pyrrus&#...Some here speculate that it was looted by Pyrrus' Gaul mercenaries the time he looted the tombs of the Macedonian kings in Aiges.It could be Cassander's.<br />Some hope for a κενοταφιον of Alexander and surviving frescoes larger and better in quality than those in Vergina.Why not a papyrus as in Derveni tomb.<br />Unfortunately the frescoes will be either destroyed by the looters or Strymon's waters.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-29480842294384198822014-08-16T03:29:01.022-06:002014-08-16T03:29:01.022-06:00A crucial question rises from the two sphinxes of...A crucial question rises from the two sphinxes of the entrance. There is no connection between Kassander and Egypt burial habits. Sphinx incorporates a symbolism and more than that poses difficult questions colored by mystery.Here we have two sphinxes without heads and wings. Here are the questions. Why this appearance when it seems that both have been put off from their curved marble bases.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-55641065920704943592014-08-15T14:17:25.729-06:002014-08-15T14:17:25.729-06:00Very interesting, and now I know why one report ha...Very interesting, and now I know why one report had said "headless, wingless, lions'. I had thought that a sphinx without a head would be a lion! I see that there is evidence that it did have a head and wings, they should have said "sphinxes with the heads and the wings broken off, but fragments were found" or something like that. Of course, like the old joke: "we are going to advance, send reinforcements" gets changed in the retelling to "we are going to a dance, send three and fourpence".<br /><br />I've never heard of a reporter actually getting everything right!John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-87421477225805029592014-08-15T13:53:43.181-06:002014-08-15T13:53:43.181-06:00yes a dog lover indeed,a man with taste.hear is do...yes a dog lover indeed,a man with taste.hear is dorothy kings take on all this.i know for a fact a few archaeologists on the dig are good freinds with her.the comments under the blog make an interesting read.http://phdiva.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/lets-talk-about-amphipolis.html#comment-form<br /><br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-83107890769887160452014-08-15T13:40:13.706-06:002014-08-15T13:40:13.706-06:00I tracked down the reference to Lysimachos' bu...I tracked down the reference to Lysimachos' burial -- It was Appian:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/pxfb7lr<br /><br />I guess he was a dog lover too!John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-53330966650888775102014-08-15T13:29:30.904-06:002014-08-15T13:29:30.904-06:00i dont know where he was buried only his name has ...i dont know where he was buried only his name has been mentioned on the grapevine.some of the archaeologists i talk with are very involved with the dig and know more than what is made public but wont reveal anything to me just bits and pieces.i also hope the tomb is intact,what a find that would be<br />kyri.<br /><br /><br />kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-23088257247353926132014-08-15T13:16:55.260-06:002014-08-15T13:16:55.260-06:00Thanks Kyri, It is a very exciting find, and I hop...Thanks Kyri, It is a very exciting find, and I hope that the tomb interior is intact. I like how the lion ties into the seal design and all of the iconography matches up. <br /><br />Wasn't Lysimachos buried at Lysimachia?John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-50404261455636669432014-08-15T13:13:04.068-06:002014-08-15T13:13:04.068-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-36354234500508267622014-08-15T12:54:18.836-06:002014-08-15T12:54:18.836-06:00interesting post john,some say lysimachus could b...interesting post john,some say lysimachus could be buried there but your kassander theory is also probable,especially with the lion link.personally i think they have a very good idea who is in the tomb but they want to be %100 certain before saying anything in public but either way it is a very exciting find.<br />kyri.kyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.com