Posted on 05/25/2008 1:02:47 PM PDT by AngieGal
A flamboyant archeologist known worldwide for his trademark Indiana Jones hat believes he has identified the site where Cleopatra is buried.
Now, with a team of 12 archeologists and 70 excavators, Zahi Hawass, 60, the head of Egypts Supreme Council of Antiquities, has begun the search for her tomb.
In addition, after a breakthrough two weeks ago, Hawass hopes to find Cleopatra's lover, the Roman general Mark Antony, sharing her last resting place at the site of a temple, the Taposiris Magna, 28 miles west of Alexandria.
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Uh oh...the Egyptian gods are gonna be pissed.
Cleopatra....the woman with the nice asp.
I thought Cleopatra and Antony’s bodies were taken to Rome for public display?
GGG ping!
Uh oh...the Roman gods will be angry too?
(Shows you what I know!)
Ping
Oh please! Not on this Memorial Day. You just ruined a good BBQ.
Cleopatra had a nice asp.
LOL
She was laid to rest beside Anthony in Egypt by Octavian’s people. To take them back to Rome would have been a time consuming and stinky process.
Rulers of Ancient Egypt
(these are the ones we think we know of)
(all dates B.C./B.C.E.)
Menes c2960
Djoser 2630
Snefru 2575
Khufu (Cheops) 2551
Khafre 2520
Menkuare 2490
Teti 2323
Pepi I 2289
Pepi II 2246
Mentuhotep I 2140
Amenemhat I 1991
Senwosret I 1971
Amenemhat II 1929
Senwosret II 1897
Senwosret III 1878
Amenemhat III 1844
Amenemhat IV 1797
Sobek-nefru 1787
Ahmose I 1550
Amenhotep I 1525
Thutmose I 1504
Thutmose II 1492
Thutmose III 1479
Hatshepsut 1473
Amenhotep II 1427
Thutmose IV 1400
Amenhotep III 1390
Akhenaton 1349
Tutankhamen 1336
Haremhab 1323
Ramses I 1295
Seti I 1294
Ramses II 1279
Memeptah 1213
Seti II 1200
Sethnakht 1186
Ramses III 1184
Ramses IV 1153
Ramses V 1147
Ramses VI 1143
Ramses VII 1136
Ramses VIII 1129
Ramses IX 1126
Ramses X 1108
Ramses XI 1099
Sheshong I 945
Osorkon I 924
Osorkon II 874
Shabago 712
Tarhargo 690
Psamtik I 664
Necho II 610
Psamtik II 595
Apries 589
Ahmose II 570
Psamtik III 526
Ptolemy I 304
Ptolemy II 285
Ptolemy III 246
Ptolemy IV 222
Ptolemy V 205
Ptolemy VI 180
Ptolemy VII 145
Ptolemy VIII 145
Ptolemy IX 116
Ptolemy X 107
Ptolemy XI 88
Ptolemy XII 80
Ptolemy XIII and
Cleopatra 51
Ptolemy XIV and
Cleopatra 47
Cleopatra and
Ptolemy XV 44
(almost 3000 years.)
If her tomb is found, it will be interesting to see if there are any other family members with her...like her son Caesarion. I hadn’t realized until researching him today that he was a teenager when he was killed by Octavian. For some reason I thought he was a small child. I guess I got that misinterpretation from the movie with Burton and Taylor.
The murder of Ceasarion was the crime of the century.
An Egyptian with a hat doesn’t make an Indy... unless he can prove that he defeated at least one Nazi division, freed Indian kids and survived a nuclear blast in a fridge.
At the very least, he needs to provide some Stargate co-ordinates.
She sure does.
I saw her pushing a shopping cart down MLK drive, yesterday.
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