Tomb of Macridy Bey

The Tomb of Macridy Bey, also known as the Tomb of Langadas, is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Classical or early Hellenistic period, on the site of ancient Lete, modern Derveni between Thessaloniki and Langadas, in Central Macedonia [1]. A number of cist graves and a single chamber tomb are located in the vicinity [1]. The structure seems to date to the late fourth or early third century BCE [1]. The tomb consists of a monumental facade and two vaulted chambers (an antechamber and a burial chamber) on an east-west axis, covered by an extremely large earthen tumulus 19.5 m high and 76 m in diameter [1]. The 7.83 m high facade consists of four engaged Ionic columns [1]. The tomb had already been looted and suffered earthquake damage when it was discovered and excavated in 1910 by Theodore Makridi, from whom it takes its modern name [1].