Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos

Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos is an archaeological site in Amfipoli, Sérres, Central Macedonia. Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos is situated nearby to Argilus, as well as near the archaeological site Acropolis of Argilos.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Argilus and Struma River.

Argilus

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Argilus or Argilos was a city of ancient Macedonia in the district Bisaltia, between Amphipolis and Bromiscus. It was founded by a colony from Andros. It appears from Herodotus to have been a little to the right of the route of the army of Xerxes I took in its invasion of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars, and must therefore have been situated a little inland. Argilus is situated 620 metres west of Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos.

Struma River

River

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The Struma or Strymonas is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymon. Its drainage area is 17,330 km in North Macedonia and Serbia. It takes its source from the Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, runs first westward, then southward, forming a number of gorges, enters Greece near the village of Promachonas in eastern Macedonia. Struma River is situated 2½ km east of Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos.

Lion of Amphipolis

Monument

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The Lion of Amphipolis is a 4th-century BC tomb sculpture near Amphipolis, Macedonia, northern Greece. According to Oscar Broneer and archaeologist Dimitris Lazaridis, the first person excavating in the area in the 1960s, it was set up in honour of Laomedon of Mytilene, an important general of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon. Lion of Amphipolis is situated 3 km northeast of Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nea Kerdylia and Ano Kerdyliο.

Nea Kerdylia

Village

Nea Kerdylia is a village in the municipality of Amphipolis, in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located on the national road Thessaloniki - Alexandroupolis and is 50 km away from Nigrita, 70 km from Serres.