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A quote: "Archaeologists and the Greek ministry of culture warn against such speculation, especially since Alexander the Great is known [sic] to have been burie
by lutusp 12y ago
A quote: "Archaeologists and the Greek ministry of culture warn against such speculation, especially since Alexander the Great is known [sic] to have been buried in Egypt."
An unfortunate turn of phrase. I would have said "is thought to have been buried in Egypt" or "is said to ...", since no one has definitively located Alexander's tomb.
- benbreen 12y agoI love the story of what Peter Green calls "Alexander's Funeral Games" - the battles of Alexander's generals to secure his body after he died and use it to legitimate their own claims to rule. Such a great illustration of the role of symbolic gestures in history. http://books.google.com/books?id=1QOvJ14Jxv8C&lpg=PA20&dq=peter%20green%20alexander%20burial&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=1QOvJ14Jxv8C&lpg=PA20&dq=pe...
- bobcostas55 12y agoYes we haven't located it in modern times, but that is irrelevant. We have tons and tons of sources that mention Alexander's tomb in Egypt. There is little doubt that Ptolemy I controlled his body and buried it in Egypt. Julius Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, and many other Romans visited his tomb. Some of them even looted it.
- lutusp 12y ago> Yes we haven't located it in modern times, but that is irrelevant. I would have said "almost irrelevant", but thanks for your informative post. I should have known this about Alexander's whereabouts.