A new forensic study appears to solve a long-standing debate in Greek archaeology over the burial location of King Philip II of Macedon ... Philip II was buried in Tomb II, dubbed “The Tomb ...

After much research and debate, some historians decided that one of the tombs, known as the Tomb of Persephone, held the remains of Philip II of Macedon—Alexander the Great's father, along with ...

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

Nearly 50 years ago, archeologists made an awesome discovery when excavating the ancient town of Vergina in northern Greece. They found three royal tombs containing remains of the family of ...

Along with Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of Macedon, the researchers said ... He was located in what is known as Tomb I rather than Tomb II, which he had previously thought to have ...

This is where Philip II of Macedon, having conquered nearly all of ... On the facade of Philip’s tomb, a frieze depicting Macedonian nobles at the hunt includes a rare portrait of the young ...

For years, it was speculated that the tomb might house the remains of historical figures such as Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) or his wife Cleopatra. However, these theories ...

One notable exception is the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, uncovered at Vergina in the late 1970s. The tomb was found intact, and this has enabled decades of ...