Tomb I - The Tomb of Persephone - The Tomb of Philip II

Tomb I, also known as the Tomb of Persephone, is the tomb of Philip II. The golden larnax with the remains of the macedonian king Philip II was hastily removed in the days of the danger of civil war in Macedonia by the general Antipater, shortly before his death, to be buried in a remote place, not reachable for the hostile and destructive hellenes. The vacant tomb was later reused for the brother of the king Cassander, Iollas, his wife and their unborn child, who where killed by Olympias.