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Post by hi224 on Nov 22, 2018 23:36:12 GMT
Where is Cleopatra's tomb?
Ancient writers claim that Cleopatra VIIand her lover, Mark Antony, were buried together in a tomb after their deaths in 30 B.C. The writer Plutarch (A.D. 45-120) wrote that the tomb was located near a temple of Isis, an Egyptian goddess, and was a "lofty and beautiful" monument containing treasures made of gold, silver, emeralds, pearls, ebony and ivory.
The location of the tomb remains a mystery. In 2010, Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, conducted excavations at a site near Alexandria now called Taposiris Magna, which contains a number of tombs dating to the era when Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt. While many interesting archaeological discoveries were made, Cleopatra VII's tomb was not among them Hawass reported in a series of news releases. Archaeologists have noted that even if Cleopatra's tomb does survive to this day, it may be heavily plundered and unidentifiable.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 27, 2018 0:00:58 GMT
A fascinating question. A Dominican archaeologist has been after it for years.
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Post by maya55555 on Nov 28, 2018 21:15:10 GMT
I have heard about Dr. Martinez's theory and it may be plausible. I wish her luck!
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Post by koskiewicz on Nov 29, 2018 18:35:25 GMT
...she definitely had a nice asp...
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Post by hi224 on Nov 29, 2018 18:36:45 GMT
...she definitely had a nice asp... ha.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 1, 2018 5:15:41 GMT
...she definitely had a nice asp... With the bust to match.
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Post by maya55555 on Dec 11, 2018 4:48:46 GMT
Well?
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