Primus Pilus Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 An ancient Greek tomb thought to have held the body of Alexander the Great's father is actually that of Alexander's half brother, researchers say. This may mean that some of the artifacts found in the tomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 An ancient Greek tomb thought to have held the body of Alexander the Great's father is actually that of Alexander's half brother, researchers say. This may mean that some of the artifacts found in the tomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 What about the skull of Philip? Was that discovered at Vergina or some other site? I've seen a few wax recreations based on Philip's skull, and according to the archaeologists it matches his descriptions - the skull showed signs that the man had lost an eye to an arrow, just as Philip did during a siege. Could the skull belong to Alexander's half-brother (Philip Arrhidaeus) ? Did he ever lose an eye? After all I believe he was epileptic, but I don't remember reading about him losing an eye. But if this really is Alexander's panoply then it is a brilliant (albeit old) discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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