Situated in the bay of Garitsa ,the tomb from 600 BC was uncovered in 1843 whilst the British army were demolishing a Venetian-era fortress in the site of Garitsa hill in Corfu. They also found one of the earliest funerary lions ever, dating from the seventh century. A lion was placed at each corner of the burial plot.
According to an Ancient Greek inscription found on the grave, the tomb was a monument built by the ancient Korkyreans in honour of their proxenos (ambassador) Menecrates, son of Tlasias, from Oiantheia. Menecrates was the ambassador of ancient Korkyra to Oiantheia (modern-day Galaxidi) or Ozolian Locris, and he was lost at sea. The inscription also mentions the Praximenes, who was the brother of Mencrates and came to help the local build this moment.
According to an Ancient Greek inscription found on the grave, the tomb was a monument built by the ancient Korkyreans in honour of their proxenos (ambassador) Menecrates, son of Tlasias, from Oiantheia. Menecrates was the ambassador of ancient Korkyra to Oiantheia (modern-day Galaxidi) or Ozolian Locris, and he was lost at sea. The inscription also mentions the Praximenes, who was the brother of Mencrates and came to help the local build this moment.