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I had heard some years back the necropolis at Alexandria was flooded, and after flying over the city a couple of years back in a helicopter, I do not doubt it, as there seemed to be a great deal of dank water laying in the streets and surface areas. This also may be a hopefull sign, as it may indicate a constant situation, as opposed to a flutuation between flood and dryed out. :o
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I think that I am inclined to agree with David and say let us wait and see, for there is even the theory she did not even commit suicide after all but was put to death by Augustus so could she be under the Med' in the old Alexandria as where her temple is.
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Then of course, there is the theory, she is in the Bahamas with Elvis, having a good old laugh at all the hoo-ha! :roll:
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Edit: Speaking of dramatics, didn't Hawass open some tomb in a live broadcast? I seem to remember something of that nature.[/quote]
Yes he did. It was a couple of years ago now but yes he did. It was neat but a little over done.
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Old Zahi does love the camera, doesn't he?
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I always though the same as others on this thread about Zahi. At first he may strike people as the emminent authority. But as mentioned, how can anyone know every single detail over a 5000 year period. Surely there are experts in various time periods.
I encountered the same thing when I was doing research. I once worked with a chemist that was a jack of all trades and a master of none. Some of the things he would say about chemical systems was shocking and down right obtuse. However, since his mentor won the Nobel Prize, anyone applying to work with him thought that they were going to meet this great genius that would teach them the secrets of the universe. When I went to work there for one year, I found myself constantly saying to him: No, No, No, it does not work.
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I would love to hear they found her tomb, especially Marc Antony's as well, but if it was just hers Id be equally excited. I think she is a very interesting figure, to have seduced Cesar and Antony and be the object of Octavian and so many Romans hatred is quite interesting and fascinating to me. I would love to see a reconstruction based on any mummified skeletal remains and see how she really looked. That would be something. I wonder if they found Marc Antonys tomb if it would have his armor in there as well? Did they Hellenistic rulers of Egypt bury their leaders with all of their belongings like they did with the old rulers of the middle and new kingdom egypt? If so perhaps we would have a Roman musculata and attic helmet perhaps? Maybe I'm going way overboard but I think it could happen.
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