The Lion Tomb at Amphipolis. A monumental funerary building comparable to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.
Bibliography (1)
- Hellmann, M.; L’ Architecture Grecque. 1. Les principes de la construction.
The city was founded by Athens in 437/6 BC, but its population was made up of Greeks from various regions. Most of what has been excavated in the urban area, with the exception of the walls, was Hellenistic or later. Two wall circuits have been excavated: the one surrounding the city had a circumference of more than 7 km around an area of 250 ha and in some stretches reached a height of 7 metres. The circuit around the acropolis enclosed an area of 37 ha with a circumference of more than 2 km. Both were built in isodomic masonry.
Forms of occupation of the khóra
Funerary spaces: necropoleis, scattered burials
Relationship between ásty and khóra
Structures between ásty and khóra: walls, necropoleis, sanctuaries.
Aerial view of Amphipolis and its plan. On the latter we can see the location of the Lion Tomb and of the harbour.
General view of the settlement. See record 3876.
General plan of the settlement. Drawing by Sarah Lillywhite. See record 3875.
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- Schoder, R. V.; Ancient Greece from the Air.