Jul 25, 2017
📷 The Lion of Amphipolis, Macedonia, Greece. Photo by @ahencyclopedia. 🔸 The Lion of Amphipolis is a tomb sculpture in Amphipolis, Macedonia, northern Greece. The tomb is from 4th-century BC. According to archaeologist Oscar Broneer, the first person excavating in the area in the 1960s, the tomb was set up in honor of Laomedon of Mytilene, a general of Alexander The Great. 🔸 #lionofamphipolis #amphipolis #macedonia #greece #northerngreece #tomb #sculpture #4thcenturybc #oscarbroneer #archaeologist #archaeology #laomedonofmytilene #general #alexanderthegreat #ancientgreece #ancientworld #ancienthistory #history #historylovers
