CLAS 145b Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Grave Goods, Diadem, Amyntas Iii Of Macedon

• School: Brandeis University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 145b
• Professor: alexandraratzlaff

Document Summary

Philip ii and the tombs of vergina lecture. Philip was the son of king amyntas iii, and was sent to thebes for three years as a hostage (368 to 365) where he became a great military strategist. He armed his military with long spears (sarissa), and maintained a series of political marriages and alliances. By 357, he was king and through a series of successful campaigns expanded the realm of macedonia. A tumulus is a mound with a tomb inside. The great tumulus at vergina (capital of modern. Macedonia) contains a small tomb with few remains. This small tomb contains notable wall paintings that depict the abduction of persephone by hades. Next to the abduction scene is a static depiction of either demeter or the mother of philip ii. Philp"s tomb includes a painted frieze, silver and bronze vessels, and numerous weapons.