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Inside the School Linked to Alexander the Great, Archaeologists Found Rooms Built for Feasting
The school linked to Alexander the Great at ancient Mieza was not devoted to lectures and physical training alone. Archaeologists have also uncovered mosaic-floored rooms where members of Macedonia’s young elite appear to have reclined, dined and talked together. Archaeologists excavating the Royal Gymnasium of Mieza in northern Greece have uncovered a large structure containing…
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Rare Hellenistic Ritual Complex Unearthed in North Macedonia
Archaeologists excavating the ancient settlement of Gradište in North Macedonia have uncovered a Hellenistic ritual complex where offerings, libations and ceremonial feasts may have taken place more than 2,300 years ago. The discoveries were made on the Lower Terrace of the hilltop settlement near Mlado Nagoričane. According to information provided to Arkeonews by project director…
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Winter Solstice Secrets of the Kastas Monument: A Solar Tribute from Alexander the Great to Hephaestion
The Kastas Monument in Amphipolis, one of the largest funerary structures of the ancient world, has revealed a celestial mystery. Groundbreaking research combining archaeology and solar modeling now shows that this grand tomb was not only a masterpiece of ancient engineering—it was also a cosmic expression of love, loyalty, and legacy, commissioned by Alexander the…