Mystery Deepens: Ancient Greek Tomb Linked to Alexander the Great’s Father Reveals Unexpected Family Secret
For decades, Tomb I at Vergina in northern Greece stood proudly in the history books as the final resting place of King Philip II of Macedon—Alexander the Great’s dad and a legendary figure in his own right. But, plot twist: recent sleuthing with new forensic wizardry tells a different tale. Turns out, the bones inside don’t quite fit the biography of the king who was assassinated at 46. Instead, there’s a younger mystery man, a young woman, and six infants who crash this ancient party, raising more questions than they answer. So, if it’s not Philip II in Tomb I, then who exactly is sleeping under that grand tumulus? And where on earth is the real Philip? It’s like a real-life history whodunit, full of twists worthy of a daytime soap… but with a few more skulls. Ready to dig in deeper? LEARN MORE
Though Tomb I at Vergina in northern Greece was long thought to hold the remains of King Philip II of Macedon, new analysis shows that it may actually be the burial site of a separate, unknown Macedonian king.
Panegyrics of Granovetter (Sarah Murray)/Wikimedia CommonsThe entrance to Tomb I at Vergina, once believed to hold the remains of King Philip II of Macedon.
In northern Greece, there lies a collection of ancient tombs believed to be connected to Alexander the Great that have befuddled historians for decades. Located at Vergina and dubbed Tomb I, Tomb II, and Tomb III, they were long thought to hold Alexander the Great’s father, his half-brother, and his son. However, while many historians indeed believed that Alexander the Great’s father, King Philip II of Macedon, was buried in Tomb I, a new study claims that this isn’t true.
Rather, Tomb I appears to hold the remains of a man much younger than Philip, a young woman, and six infants who were added to the tomb centuries later. The identities of the man and the woman remain a mystery, as does the exact location of the tomb of Philip II — much like the tomb of Alexander the Great himself.
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