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thom
on Nov 1, 2024
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Alexander the Great's tunic identified in royal to...
Just his stuff, not actually his tomb (which is presumably still somewhere in Egypt, but who knows).
tokai
on Nov 1, 2024
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In Alexandria, destroyed in the ~5th century. Its was a holy site for centuries and we have many sources on it. But we don't know what happen to his mummy during the destruction.
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There's a compelling theory that Alexander's body was moved to the Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice, Italy!
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Or indeed its nose!
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