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'''Amphipolis'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Amphipolis Britannica - Amphipolis]</ref> is an ancient city located city in [[Greece]], northern [[Macedonia]] and nearby the [[Strymon River]] and [[Mount Pangaion]], was an ancient [[Athens|Athenian]] colony founded in 437 BC<ref>Cartwright, Mark. [http://www.ancient.eu/Amphipolis/ Amphipolis]</ref> built on top of the older [[Thrace|Thracian]] site of Ennea Hodoi. The city and its history are told by many ancient authors, including [[Thucydides]] and even the [[Bible]] itself as a location which [[Paul]] passed through from his trip from [[Philippi]] to [[Thessalonica]].<ref>[http://biblehub.com/topical/a/amphipolis.htm Bible Dictionaries, Amphipolis, Acts 17:1]</ref> Today, the site of this city is now occupied by a [[Turkey|Turkish]] village called ''Neokhorio''.

'''Amphipolis'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Amphipolis Britannica - Amphipolis]</ref> is an ancient city located city in [[Greece]], northern [[Macedonia]] and nearby the [[Strymon River]] and [[Mount Pangaion]], was an ancient [[Athens|Athenian]] colony founded in 437 BC<ref>Cartwright, Mark. [http://www.ancient.eu/Amphipolis/ Amphipolis]</ref> built on top of the older [[Thrace|Thracian]] site of Ennea Hodoi. The city and its history are told by many ancient authors, including [[Thucydides]] and even the [[Bible]] itself as a location which [[Paul]] passed through from his trip from [[Philippi]] to [[Thessalonica]].<ref>[http://biblehub.com/topical/a/amphipolis.htm Bible Dictionaries, Amphipolis, Acts 17:1]</ref> Today, the site of this city is now occupied by a [[Turkey|Turkish]] village called ''Neokhorio''.

== Tomb Discovery ==

== Tomb Discovery ==

 

In 2012, a major finding of a royal tomb was found in the city of Amphipolis, constructed in the 4th century BC.<ref>see reference 4</ref> This tomb is suspected of having the body of one of the close relatives (such as a brother, mother) of [[Alexander the Great]], or perhaps even Alexander the Great himself. The tomb itself is surrounded by a nearly perfectly circular wall<ref>[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/wall The Surrounding Wall]</ref>, which is built out of limestone and marble shipped from [[Thasos]], as well as timber, stretching 500 meters in perimeter and over 150 meters in diameter. The tomb concists of three chambers, in which can be entered only from the first, in which on the outside are two statues of headless and wingless sphinxes.<ref>First Chamber and Entry[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/gate]</ref> One of the most considerable aspects of the tomb is the enormous lion statue.<ref>The Lion [http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/lion]</ref> The statue is enormous, standing itself at over 5 meters tall, and the overall statue being 15 meters in height including the base.

In 2012, a major finding of a royal tomb was found in the city of Amphipolis, constructed in the 4th century BC.<ref>see reference 4</ref> This tomb is suspected of having the body of one of the close relatives (such as a brother, mother) of [[Alexander the Great]], or perhaps even Alexander the Great himself. The tomb itself is surrounded by a nearly perfectly circular wall<ref>[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/wall The Surrounding Wall]</ref>, which is built out of limestone and marble shipped from [[Thasos]], as well as timber, stretching 500 meters in perimeter and over 150 meters in diameter. The tomb concists of three chambers, in which can be entered only from the first, in which on the outside are two statues of headless and wingless sphinxes.<ref>First Chamber and Entry[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/gate]</ref> One of the most considerable aspects of the tomb is the enormous lion statue.<ref>The Lion [http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/lion]</ref> The statue is enormous, standing itself at over 5 meters tall, and the overall statue being 15 meters in height including the base.