Published: Oct. 20, 2016

Who's Buried in Philip's Tomb?

Dr. Jeanne Reames, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 5pm

Eaton Humanitites 250

1610 Pleasant St Boulder CO 80309

 

In northern Greece on the afternoon of November 8, 1977, Manolis Andronikos opened an unlooted tomb, revealing spectacular grave goods.  Soon, he announced he’d found not only the tombs of ancient Macedonian royalty, but the bones of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.

A multinational museum tour was planned with a glossy, illustrated coffee-table book and a BBC Documentary.  Yet cracks in the identification soon appeared, and scholars began asking:

Just who was buried in “Philip’s Tomb”?

Who's Buried in Philip's Tomb?

Download the flyer here