Kasta Tomb
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The Kasta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, is the largest ancient tumulus ever discovered in Greece, and by comparison dwarfs that of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in Ve
Kasta tumulus – view from Amphipolis
Structural model (2014)
Mosaic: Rape of Persephone by Pluto
One of the 7 architraves, found in the 2nd Chamber
Hephaestion
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Hephaestion, son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "by far the dearest of all the king's
Hephaestion marble head, as of September 2015 housed in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California
The emblema of the Stag Hunt Mosaic, c. 300 BC, from Pella; the figure on the right is possibly Alexander the Great due to the date of the mosaic, along with the depicted upsweep of his centrally-parted hair (anastole); the figure on the left wielding a double-edged axe (associated with Hephaistos) is perhaps Hephaestion.
The Battle of Issus by Albrecht Altdorfer, 1529
A painting by Charles Le Brun depicting Alexander and Hephaestion (in red cloak), facing Porus, during the Battle of the Hydaspes.