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Greeks claim having found Alexander the Great’s tomb, Ark of the Covenant
Focus ^ | 09/11/11 | staff

Posted on 11/09/2011 5:11:12 PM PST by Winstons Julia

Athens. It is believed that the tomb of Alexander the Great and the Ark of the Covenant have been found on the Greek Island of Thasos, announced Russian Grekomania.ru, which is information partner of the Greek Minister of Culture and Tourism.


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1984; alexanderthegreat; antisexleague; ark; arkofthecovenant; default; georgeorwell; godsgravesglyphs; goldenfleece; greece; greek; island; macedonia; orwell; riots; thasos; tourism
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1 posted on 11/09/2011 5:11:15 PM PST by Winstons Julia
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To: Winstons Julia; SunkenCiv

ping


2 posted on 11/09/2011 5:12:00 PM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: Winstons Julia

At last!


3 posted on 11/09/2011 5:12:06 PM PST by Broker (Beware of Community Organizer in Chief!)
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To: Winstons Julia

Forgive our debt or the Ark gets sent to the Nazi’s!


4 posted on 11/09/2011 5:12:29 PM PST by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
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To: Winstons Julia

Indy, that you?


5 posted on 11/09/2011 5:15:33 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Have ya hit 'em in the a$$, Never let off the gas 'til ya rolled into Victory Lane?)
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To: Broker

We can melt the gold of the Ark to help pay our debts.


6 posted on 11/09/2011 5:16:02 PM PST by Jonty30
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To: icwhatudo
"Forgive our debt or the Ark gets sent to the Nazi’s!"

Well maybe not the Nazi's, but the Germans will definitely have a claim to it in bankruptcy court.

7 posted on 11/09/2011 5:16:39 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

If the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant turns out to be true (which I really doubt), you are not going to believe the s***storm this would generate. This occurance would establish the Bible as history. There are many in this world who do not want to see that happen.


8 posted on 11/09/2011 5:22:26 PM PST by JayVee (Joseph)
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To: Jonty30

If you can do that before it melts your face, you win.


9 posted on 11/09/2011 5:22:40 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: Winstons Julia

10 posted on 11/09/2011 5:24:10 PM PST by mkmensinger
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To: JayVee
"you are not going to believe the s***storm this would generate"

Quite an apocryphal statement that.

11 posted on 11/09/2011 5:26:24 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Jonty30

Anyone who touches it will melt.


12 posted on 11/09/2011 5:27:49 PM PST by Terry Mross (Where is the OPPOSITION party? I'll only vote for a SECOND party.)
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To: Winstons Julia

I thought the Ark was in Ethiopia...


13 posted on 11/09/2011 5:28:28 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Terry Mross

I thought it was stored in a government warehouse.


14 posted on 11/09/2011 5:29:05 PM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: icwhatudo

If it is the real ARK of the Covenant, they’d better not touch it.

It was captured once in Old Testament times and the enemies of Israel gave it back after a few days - bad things tend to happen to those who abuse it.

The Romans may have been able to plunder it in 73AD when they sacked Jerusalem - they tortured most of the hidden Temple treasure out of the hapless Priests who were taken alive, and apparently didn’t miss much.

The Romans knew their history and no doubt were familiar with the legend of the Ark. Despite their greed for booty, hey might not have wanted to fool with it either.

Legend has it that the Knights Templar might have recovered it from under the Temple ruins and brought it back to Europe or even to North America (there is some evidence that they knew how to get here well before Columbus).

I’ve been told that the Islamics have had plenty of chances to recover it and would love to be able to defile or destroy it, but they don’t dare get near it - they know better.

This latest claim sounds like just another rumor to me, but they are all interesting.


15 posted on 11/09/2011 5:29:48 PM PST by George Varnum (Liberty, like our Forefather's Flintlock Musket, must be kept clean, oiled, and READY!)
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To: dfwgator

Nope, the Vatican vaults I thought...


16 posted on 11/09/2011 5:30:20 PM PST by jettester (I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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To: Winstons Julia

I bid 10 Euro for both! I’ll pay cash!


17 posted on 11/09/2011 5:32:34 PM PST by pogo101
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To: Winstons Julia

18 posted on 11/09/2011 5:33:48 PM PST by Rebelbase (Yes we Cain!)
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To: Winstons Julia

“We have top men working on it now.” “Who?” Top. Men.”


19 posted on 11/09/2011 5:36:31 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (A communist is just a liberal in a hurry)
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To: Winstons Julia
the Ark of the Covenant

There are some little folks in Axum ( Aksum , አክሱም ) Ethiopia who say they have it.

20 posted on 11/09/2011 5:40:43 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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