Macedonian Tombs, Korinos

East and west of the National Road that connects Katerini with Thessaloniki, and specifically at the “Toumbes” location outside Korinos, one can find the Macedonian tombs A’ and B’.

The largest of them is A’, which was discovered in 1861 by the French traveler Leon Heuzey the second time he arrived in our country as the head of an archaeological expedition. In fact, Mound A’ is named in honor of him, i.e. it is also called “Heuzey’s tomb”. Unfortunately, a month and a half after the start of the excavations, the French archaeologist contracted typhus and malaria, as a result of which he immediately returned to his homeland.

According to the custom of the time, however, he managed to take with him, with the permission of the Ottoman government, the two-leaf marble door and the marble face of one bed depicting a large dog, valuable finds which he donated to the Louvre museum on his return of.

The tomb, which is located on the eastern side of the National Road with an entrance from SEA Korinos, was built already in the Roman era, while its construction dates back to the 4th century BC. It is placed eccentrically on the mound and consists of an antechamber and a main chamber with two funeral beds. The interior walls were plastered with mortars and in various places they were covered with colorful marble slabs (orthomarbling).