Is this Alexander the Great's escort? Tomb of a courtesan who may have seduced the Macedonian king is discovered after 2,300 years

Daily Mail UK ^ | October 5th 2023 | Michael Havis

[SunkenCiv]

The tomb of a courtesan who seduced the elite 'during Alexander the Great's campaigns' has been discovered after 2,300 years.

Found south of Jerusalem, Israel, it contained the cremated remains of a young woman, and a rare box mirror that looks 'as if it was made yesterday'.

Experts say she was a hetaira – a high-class escort from ancient Greece, who offered elite clients not only sex, but also companionship and intellectual stimulation.

And she may have plied her trade accompanying the armies of Alexander the Great, or those who warred for his vast empire after the conqueror's demise.

The discovery, which is detailed in a new study, is thought to be the first hetairai tomb ever found.

Co-author Guy Stiebel, an archaeologist at Tel Aviv University, said it also offered the earliest evidence of cremation found in Israel from the Hellenistic period.

The study concludes: 'It is most likely that this is the tomb of a woman of Greek origin who accompanied a senior member of the Hellenistic army or government, during Alexander the Great's campaigns or more likely during The Wars of the Diadochi (successors).'

...But the tomb's roadside location and distance from any settlement suggested the deceased was accompanying an army on the move – something Greek wives rarely did.

Hence they concluded the tomb belonged to a hetaira...

Dr Stiebel said future tests could reveal precisely whose army the woman was escorting.

He said: 'There are several possibilities ranging from the time of Alexander, through to the Diadochi and the first Syrian Wars.

'For all there are various hints in both the archaeological and historical records.

[SunkenCiv]

• The tomb contains the cremated remains of a woman and a rare box mirror
• Experts say she was a high-class escort during Alexander the Great's campaigns

Credit: YoliSchwart21AA Pen News

[SunkenCiv]

[BobL]

Gotta be pretty cool for one to go to their grave being called BobL-the-Great, in my case, for example.

[linMcHlp]

Days of the Fertile Crescent.

[NWFree]

She could be VP if alive today

[SunkenCiv]

His brother sold chicken wraps by the Olympics site, but at least he didn’t consort with hookers.

[Zathras]

Isn’t Helen Thomas dead?

[Jonty30]

So, is she available?

[BobL]

‘His brother sold chicken wraps by the Olympics site, but at least he didn’t consort with hookers.”

Nice, at least he had ethics.

[ConservativeInPA]

She lives in your dreams tonight 😂

[SunkenCiv]

The rest of the keyword, sorted, I didn't edit it otherwise:

• The Aral Sea: The Toxic Soviet Sea [09/11/2023]
• Was Alexander the Great an Alcoholic? [08/17/2023]
• Turkiye receives ancient tomb stele repatriated from Italy [07/19/2023]
• Alexander the Great's New Facial Reconstruction Presented by Researchers. [05/07/2023]
• Archaeologists hail find of 'Seleucid satrap tomb' in west-central Iran [05/22/2022]
• How much Gold did the Romans have - and where is it now? [12/08/2021]
• Ancient Greek Buddhists [10/15/2021]
• The Lost Greek Cities of Central Asia [09/05/2021]
• If They Want Compliance, Officials Should Follow Their Own Rules [08/07/2021]
• Tomb of Olympias, Alexander The Great's Mother, Found! [07/13/2021]
• HOW THE UN STOLE JEWISH HOMES IN OCCUPIED JERUSALEM AND SET OFF THE LATEST CONFLICT [05/23/2021]
• 356 BCE: Herostratus burns the Temple of Artemis [07/20/2020]
• Ex-Green Beret claims he led foiled raid into Venezuela [05/03/2020]
• Has the location of Alexander the Great's Tomb been found [03/12/2020]
• Why the Ruins of Persepolis (Iran) is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World [01/08/2020]
• A new mathematical model predicts a knot's stability [01/03/2020]
• What three historical people do you wish lived longer? [05/27/2019]
• Alexander the Great 'was ALIVE while his body was prepared for burial' [01/29/2019]
• "The Recently Discovered Journal of Alexander the Great" by Henry Livingston (1793) [12/10/2018]
• Trump Is Cutting Old Gordian Knots [04/04/2018]
• Macedonia Ready to Give up Claims on Alexander the Great [12/28/2017]
• The Lowly King of Israel...Zechariah pt 13 [02/23/2017]
• Gentile Powers Will Be Overthrown...Zechariah pt 12 [02/22/2017]
• Archaeologists discover layers of Indo-Greek city in Swat [06/26/2016]
• Inscription Spurs Debate Over Mysterious Greek Tomb [Amphipolis] [03/05/2016]
• BOMBSHELL: Amazing Biblical Archeological Discovery In Jerusalem... [11/10/2015]
• Fortress of Antiochus Epiphanes Uncovered in Jerusalem [11/04/2015]
• Archaeological find in Jerusalem's City of David may answer ancient mystery [2 Thess 2] [11/03/2015]
• Border Fence - India's border fence at night [10/05/2015]
• Huqoq 2015: New Mosaics Unearthed at Huqoq Synagogue [08/08/2015]
• Alexander the Great-Era Treasure Found in Israeli Cave [03/10/2015]
• Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2014 [CHEESE!] [12/30/2014]
• Massive 2,800-year-old farmhouse found in central Israel [12/19/2014]
• Second Temple Era Military Outpost Discovered, Possibly Destroyed By Alexander the Great [11/24/2014]
• Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander's time found in Greece [11/12/2014]
• Large mosaic in ancient tomb uncovered in Greece [Amphipolis update] [10/13/2014]
• Remains of Alexander the Great's Father Confirmed Found [10/11/2014]
• Have they found Alexander the Great's tomb? Or maybe his mother's? [10/03/2014]
• Fever mounts as stunning statues found at ancient Greek tomb (Amphipolis) [09/07/2014]
• Historian Claims The Louvre Museum Holds Ancient Amphipolis Tomb Treasures [08/26/2014]
• Greek archaeologists enter large underground tomb [Amphipolis update] [08/26/2014]
• Greek tomb at Amphipolis is 'important discovery' [08/13/2014]
• Mystery over massive Alexander-era tomb unearthed in Greece [08/13/2014]
• Egypt Archaeologists May Have Found Alexander the Great's Tomb [05/03/2014]
• War Elephant Myths Debunked by DNA [01/20/2014]
• Did toxic wine kill Alexander the Great? Scientists 'find plant behind ancient leader's'... [01/11/2014]
• An Ancient City Is Discovered Underwater. What They Found Will Change History Forever [12/07/2013]
• Have archaeologists discovered the grave of Alexander the Great? [08/23/2013]
• Origin of Kalash inferred with Eurogenes K=10 "test" calculator [08/03/2013]
• Stuck between Israel and PA, key archaeological site neglected [Sebastia] [07/28/2013]
• Rare Finding of Ancient Greek Warrior [05/25/2013]
• Macedonia's 'Indiana Jones' Won't Rest Until He Finds Alexander's Tomb [11/23/2012]
• Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes [07/25/2012]
• Mosaic in Israel Shows Biblical Samson [07/05/2012]
• New Indo-European Language Discovered [06/21/2012]
• Greeks claim having found Alexander the Great's tomb, Ark of the Covenant [11/09/2011]
• Restored ancient citadel in western Afghanistan is symbol of hope in nation beset by war [10/17/2011]
• (January 14, 2011) 2,100 year-old Greek coin may have marked rare astronomical event [01/17/2011]
• Cleopatra Not First Female Pharoah of Her Line: Queen Arsinoe II, an Olympian medalist... [12/12/2010]
• Big noses, curly hair on empress's coffin suggests deep cultural exchange on Silk Road [09/20/2010]
• Experts question claim that Alexander the Great's half-brother is buried at Vergina [09/12/2010]
• Hellenism's agent of revival in Afghanistan [08/27/2010]
• Alexander the Great Killed by Toxic Bacteria? [07/19/2010]
• The First Wristwatch [05/12/2010]
• Obama celebrates Greek Independence Day [03/25/2009]
• Hunt for Alexander's tomb: Greece, Egypt, Persia, India, Broome [03/20/2009]
• Did Muhammad Ever Really Live? [09/19/2008]
• Archeologists find vast ancient city in Afghanistan [08/17/2008]
• Rag And Bone Cup Dates To 300BC [05/27/2008]
• Alexander the Great's "Crown," Shield Discovered? [04/25/2008]
• Alexander's Gulf outpost uncovered [08/07/2007]
• Hidden City Found Beneath Alexandria [07/25/2007]
• Alexander and the tomb of Cyrus the Great [Deep Respect] [03/21/2007]
• Greek language engravings discovered in Alexandria [09/22/2006]
• Macedonian history unearthed [08/05/2006]
• Greek tomb find excites experts [02/12/2006]
• Greeks find largest Macedonian tomb of nobles [02/12/2006]
• Rewriting Victors' View of Persian History [09/13/2005]
• Alexander the Great and his staff meetings [09/06/2005]
• Egnatia Digs Reveal Roman Road Secrets [07/28/2005]
• Oliver Stone Cuts Gay References for 'Alexander' DVD Release [05/12/2005]
• Gay history month to 'out' Newton and Nightingale (Is there anybody who WASN'T gay?) [01/18/2005]
• Oliver Stone fumes at new fundamentalist morality in US [01/11/2005]
• Oliver Stone laments 'Alexander the gay' [01/01/2005]
• Alexander the Not So Great [12/31/2004]
• Queering History: Alexander [12/14/2004]
• The Greeks Won't Sue Oliver Stone: They Don't Know Where to Start [12/05/2004]
• The Truth About Alexander the Great in World and Bible History [12/05/2004]
• Alexander wasn't gay [11/26/2004]
• 'Alexander' - Vast story potential is reduced to plodding soap opera [11/24/2004]
• 'Alexander' Evokes Parallels to Politics [11/22/2004]
• Oliver Stone's world-weary philosophy [11/21/2004]
• NYP: ALEX THE GAY -- Greeks fuming at 'flaming' film by Oliver Stone [11/20/2004]
• Outraged Greeks say Alexander was not bisexual. [11/20/2004]
• Outraged Greeks say Alexander was not bisexual (Hollyweird rewriting history) [11/20/2004]
• Alexander the Great [11/19/2004]
• Stone Defends Alexander [11/18/2004]
• Alexander The Great's Death Debated [08/03/2004]
• Alexander the Great visits tomb of Cyrus the Great [06/12/2004]
• Library of Alexandria discovered [05/17/2004]
• FR Canteen ~ Alexander The Great: Conclusion ~ January 13, 2004 [01/13/2004]
• FReeper Canteen ~ Alexander The Great: Conquest of Syria, Phoenicia, Egypt ~ January 6, 2004 [01/06/2004]
• USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Alexander The Great: Philip's Kingdom ~ December 30, 2003 [12/30/2003]
• USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Ancient Greek Military: Alexander The Great ~ December 23, 2003 [12/23/2003]
• How Great Was Alexander? [06/13/2003]
• Greeks, Turks and Bulgarians, are they related? [04/15/2002]
• Floods Swept Ancient Nile Cities Away, Experts Says [10/18/2001]

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, and it was natural causes, or at least, as natural as they could be, considering.

[algore]

in those days the unenlightened heathens categorized only two genders, not recognizing lgbtqwrez, or even etc

[SunkenCiv]

Well, she can’t turn ya down, that’s for sure.

[SunkenCiv]

Nope, those ancient courtesans were pretty intelligent.

[Vendome]

Wow.

History being confirmed in a fuller context.

Interestingly, I can’t recall learning about Palestinian archeological digs and found artifacts...

[Larry Lucido]

Actual video from 2300 years ago.

[SunkenCiv]

It’s not widely known, but Uncle Leo had a cousin Scorpio.

[SunkenCiv]

These two new topics are the GGG way of getting the jump on women’s history month, which is in, well, who cares.

[Songcraft]

A lady dropped something through a subway grate, and this guy named "Al" went down there to retrieve it for her.   As this picture attests, we can truly say that Al-is-under the Grate.