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    Posted: 12-Feb-2006 at 22:11

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/12/tomb.greece.ap/in dex.html

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a massive tomb in the northern Greek town of Pella, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia and birthplace of Alexander the Great.

This is cool, really cool. I mean it's probably not Alexander himself, but it's still cool to find something like this in his hometown.

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For the size of the tomb it could well be that of a monarch. 

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Don't know why, but even though the article doesn't clarify it, I have this crazy feeling that there were no Slavic inscriptions found ...

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I have already opened this topic  here

http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9109& ;PN=1

 
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Oh sorry! Must've missed it.
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No problem Fort Brooklyn.  Actually the most important is the archaelogical  continent of the discover , and SPECIALLY    the three marble funerary stelae and a number of ceramic vessels  that were found inside the cave.

 
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Yes, I read about this discovery. According to this article, it's size suggests it belonged to a wealthy Macedonian family. It certainly is a big one - eight chambers and dated to the Hellenistic Age between the fourth and second century B.C.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_sc/greece_ancient_ tomb_4;_ylt=AlOtvMwAHDHsVB31tWoQqORFeQoB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW 9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
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