Amphipolis

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From the Amphipolis entry in Wikipedia:

Amphipolis was an important ancient Greek polis (city), and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen.

Amphipolis was originally a colony of ancient Athens and was the site of the battle between the Spartans and Athenians in 422 BCE. It was later the place where Alexander the Great prepared for campaigns leading to his invasion of Asia in 335 BCE. Alexander's three finest admirals, Nearchus, Androsthenes and Laomedon, resided in Amphipolis. After Alexander's death, his wife Roxana and their son Alexander IV were imprisoned and murdered in 311 BCE.

Excavations in and around the city have revealed important buildings, ancient walls and tombs. The finds are displayed at the archaeological museum of Amphipolis. At the nearby vast Kasta burial mound, an ancient Macedonian tomb has recently been revealed. The Lion of Amphipolis monument nearby is a popular destination for visitors.

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Amphipolis

The Lion of Amphipolis, a 4^th-century BCE tomb sculpture, set up in honor of Laomedon of Mytilene, an important general of Alexander the Great. (1457k)

Marmari Tower from 1367 with the snow covered mountains in the distance. (1146k)

Marmari Tower. (1374k)

Tomb of Brasidas from 422 BCE. (1399k)

Walls around Brasidas' tomb. (1230k)

Remnants of the city wall of Amphipolis. (1.7M)

Remnants of the city wall of Amphipolis. (1.7M)

Remnants of the city wall of Amphipolis. (1.7M)

Remnants of the city wall of Amphipolis. (1.6M)

Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis

Gold wreath from the tomb of Brasidas. (695k)

Female marble statue from 4^th century BCE. (684k)

Female marble statue from 4^th century BCE. (544k)

Aphrodite holding Eros on her left arm (2^nd century BCE). (550k)

Perseus with the head of the Medusa. (615k)

Hermaic stele with the head of an adolescent (2^nd to 1^st century BCE). (591k)

Close-up of the head on the stele. (723k)

Head of a statue of Aphrodite, Roman copy of a praxitelian original. (886k)

Head of Hermes from 2^nd to 1^st century BCE. (807k)

Head of a Sphinx from 4^th century BCE. (659k)

Inscribed column. (1065k)

Mosaic. (973k)

Red-figured hydria with colored representation of Amazonomachy (4^th century BCE). (643k)

Red-figured Attic column krater, showing scenes of the life of a young man. (577k)

Black-figured column krater, face A: men dancing after a symposium (6^th century BCE). (591k)

Black-figured column krater, face B: two opposing lions. (593k)

Decorated amphora. (563k)

Decorated vessel. (645k)

Decorated plate. (780k)

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