Philip of Macedon

Edited by Militades B. Hatzopoulos and Louisa D. Loukopoulos.

In autumn 1977 an unplundered royal tomb containing works of art of astounding richness and exquisite craftsmanship was discovered by Professor Manolis Andronicos at Vergina in Macedonia. The excavator's suggestion that the tomb's occupant was probably Philip, son of Amyntas, king of the Macedonians and Captain General of the united Greeks, created an understandable sensation, and aroused world-wide interest in this extraordinary personality. In response to this interest nine scholars describe the tumultuous career of Philip, re-evaluate his personality and re-examine his political achievements in the light of the recent discoveries. The book closes with an account of the excavation of the fabulous treasures of the royal tombs at Vergina by Professor Andronicos. With contibutions by Charles Edson, J.R. Ellis, George Cawkwell, Harry J. Dell, M.B. Sakellariou, Manolis Andronikos et al. 254 Seiten mit 129 meist farbigen Abb. und Karten, Großformat, Leinen (Ekdotike Athenon 1992) textsauber, mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren/clean text pages, minor traces of use