Yes, I'm coming to letsdumb to help solve one of archeology's greatest unsolved mysteries.
What happened to his body and gold coffin back in 322 B.C. when the enormous funeral carriage- built to resemble a Greek temple- left Babylon?
Yes, I'm coming to letsdumb to help solve one of archeology's greatest unsolved mysteries.
What happened to his body and gold coffin back in 322 B.C. when the enormous funeral carriage- built to resemble a Greek temple- left Babylon?
HAMLET:
No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with
modesty enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus:
Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth
into dust; the dust is earth; of earth we make loam;
and why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might
they not stop a beer barrel?
Imperious Caesar, dead and turn'd to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
O, that that earth, which kept the world in awe
Should patch a wall to expel the winter's flaw!
he was buried in Alexandria, Egypt. The tomb was visited by several Roman Emperors. The body may have been stolen sometime after 300 AD. No one seems to have known where the tomb was after the 300s AD. If you're still interested in 2 weeks there will be a program specifically on this mystery. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/expedition-week/3910/Overview
timmy culpepper wrote:
he was buried in Alexandria, Egypt. The tomb was visited by several Roman Emperors. The body may have been stolen sometime after 300 AD. No one seems to have known where the tomb was after the 300s AD. If you're still interested in 2 weeks there will be a program specifically on this mystery.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/expedition-week/3910/Overview
^^^Yes, he's partially right. The original destination of funeral carriage was the royal cemetary in Macedonia where A. the Great's father was buried. On the way, Ptolemy, who had served as a general in Alexander's army, convinced the soldiers accompanying the funeral procession to head to Egypt. Ptolemy was about to become King of Egypt and thought having the tomb of Alexander's would increase his prestige. The actual burial site in Egypt is unknown, but it was probably Memphis, Egypt's largest and most important city at that time. Ptolemy's son is said to have prepared a new tomb in Alexandria, a city founded by Alexander. Eventually Alexander's tomb, wherever it was, was destroyed.
Maybe we should decide for certain what/who killed him before we talk about what happened to his body. Anyway, I've read Alexandria (One of the 18 or so)
Haha, Lorenzo, that's exactly what I thought of first, too! Are you an English major? The edition of "Hamlet" I read with my HS students has "bunghole" for "beer barrel" - always gets a few snickers from the kids!