Classical Studies 2904A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Macedonia (Greece), Manolis Andronikos, Tumulus
24 Mar 2017
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Buried by kassander: the breastplate in the tomb is thought to have been alexander the great"s, cassander could have had access to the breastplate after the death of. Alexander: the star symbol was also used by elites who were close to the royal family. Alexander mosaic: 7x3. 5 m; depicts the battle of. Issos in cilicia against darius found in pompeii, dated to 2nd c bc; thought to be a copy of a late. Found in the house of the faun in pompeii. Strange similarities between the alexander mosaic (or the original painting) and the fresco from tomb ii. Lecture: when looking at this tomb and its remarkable finds were are reminded not of standard. When the dawn of the tenth day brought light to the world, they carried out the gallant hektor with tears on their cheeks, laid his body on top of the pyre and set fire to the wood .
