Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles

The Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza (modern Lefkadia, near Naousa, Imathia), noted for the quality of its painted decoration [1]. The tomb was originally built for the brothers Lyson and Kallikles, sons of Aristophanes, around 250 BC and it continued to be used by their descendants for around a century, going out of use around the time of the Roman conquest [1]. The tomb consists of two vaulted chambers, an antechamber and a burial chamber on a north–south axis, entered from the south, and covered over by an earthen tumulus [1]. The antechamber is 0.89 m wide and 0.86 m long [1]. The most noted paintings from the tomb are the depictions of weapons and armour in the semicircular areas above the doorways on the rear and front walls, which presumably emphasise Lyson and Kallikles' position as members of the Macedonian military aristocracy [1].