ATHENS, GREECE—Work on a sewerage system has unearthed a tomb in the ancient Macedonian city of Aegae in modern Vergina, Greece, according to an All That’s Interesting report. The tomb is thought to have belonged to a noble couple and date to the third century B.C., according to Angeliki Kottaridi, Honorary Superintendent of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia. The doorway into the tomb, which measures about 12 feet long and nine feet wide, had been blocked by a pile of stones. Paintings on the tomb walls resemble gold ribbons with bows. The man was buried with a shield reinforced with iron parts and well-made weapons. A woman’s remains, thought to belong to his wife, may have been added to the burial at a later date. She was buried with beads, necklaces, and a golden myrtle wreath, Kottaridi explained. To read about the contested location of a Macedonian king’s burial, go to “In Search of History’s Greatest Rulers: Alexander the Great, King of Macedon.”
