A mysterious purple tunic discovered in an ancient Greek tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scientists have said. The ‘mesoleucon sarapis’ garment was found in one of three tombs at Vergina ...

A "ROYAL tunic" found in an ancient tomb after 2,300 years is thought to be Alexander the Great's lost sacred robe. The tomb was initially believed to be Alexander's Dad Philip II's, but the ...

As for the scrap of tunic, Bartsiokas argues the type and color ... “The physical description exactly fits the description in the ancient sources of the sacred Persian mesoleucon sarapis which ...

“Ancient sources describe a medium white tunic, and this one matches with their descriptions,” researcher Dr. Antonis Bartsiokas told Greek Reporter. “If we examine the way they depict it in ...

The sarapis was a purple tunic with a white stripe on the edge ... "The physical description exactly fits the description in the ancient sources of the sacred Persian mesoleucon sarapis which ...