Egypt
I am one of those who believe there is no burial to be found for Cleopatra VII, Mark Antony and more than likely Cesarean who's mummies would have potentially been used by Octavian's enemies including the Egyptian population as objects of veneration to destabilize Octavian's hold on Egypt.
It may have been more politically sound to have cremated all three and to have thrown their ashes into the Mediterranean.
The article has a number of fine pictures.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/19/egypt.cleopatra.mystery/index.html
and here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090420/sc_nm/us_egypt_cleopatra;_ylt=AmkgVJKq_A1qu8YZqzekrhKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJsdW5lbWJuBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNDIwL3VzX2VneXB0X2NsZW9wYXRyYQRjcG9zAzEwBHBvcwMxNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNhcmNoYWVvbG9naXM-
- Octavian Augustus Named As Egyptian Pharaoh On Philae Victory Stele
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) A new translation of a Roman victory stele, erected in April 29 BC, shows Octavian Augustus’s name inscribed in a cartouche (an oblong enclosure that surrounds a pharaoh’s name) – an honour normally reserved for an Egyptian...
- Jealous Grief
Dr. Hawass has decided to repeat yesterdays article on an anonymous egyptologists. Dr. Hawass talks about criticism he has received in regards to the fact that one of his teams is searching for the improbable tomb of Cleopatra VII and her squeeze Mark...
- The Tomb Of Cleopatra And Antony
Dr. Hawass talks about criticism he has received in regards to the fact that one of his teams is searching for the improbable tomb of Cleopatra VII and her squeeze Mark Antony. The suggestion that the Roman Emperor Octavian would have had his enemies...
- The Temple Of Taposiris Magna
The temple is currently being investigated to locate the mummies of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. I find it hard to believe that they would be found buried together and even if they were it would politically been more advantageous to cremate Mark Antony....
- How The Battle Of Actium Changed
Poor Antony and Cleopatre really pissed Octavian and in 31bc Octavian showed who's boss. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1310842/how_the_battle_of_actium_changed_the_world/index.html...
Egypt
A Dismantled Mausoleum
I am one of those who believe there is no burial to be found for Cleopatra VII, Mark Antony and more than likely Cesarean who's mummies would have potentially been used by Octavian's enemies including the Egyptian population as objects of veneration to destabilize Octavian's hold on Egypt.
It may have been more politically sound to have cremated all three and to have thrown their ashes into the Mediterranean.
The article has a number of fine pictures.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/19/egypt.cleopatra.mystery/index.html
and here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090420/sc_nm/us_egypt_cleopatra;_ylt=AmkgVJKq_A1qu8YZqzekrhKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJsdW5lbWJuBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNDIwL3VzX2VneXB0X2NsZW9wYXRyYQRjcG9zAzEwBHBvcwMxNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNhcmNoYWVvbG9naXM-
- Octavian Augustus Named As Egyptian Pharaoh On Philae Victory Stele
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) A new translation of a Roman victory stele, erected in April 29 BC, shows Octavian Augustus’s name inscribed in a cartouche (an oblong enclosure that surrounds a pharaoh’s name) – an honour normally reserved for an Egyptian...
- Jealous Grief
Dr. Hawass has decided to repeat yesterdays article on an anonymous egyptologists. Dr. Hawass talks about criticism he has received in regards to the fact that one of his teams is searching for the improbable tomb of Cleopatra VII and her squeeze Mark...
- The Tomb Of Cleopatra And Antony
Dr. Hawass talks about criticism he has received in regards to the fact that one of his teams is searching for the improbable tomb of Cleopatra VII and her squeeze Mark Antony. The suggestion that the Roman Emperor Octavian would have had his enemies...
- The Temple Of Taposiris Magna
The temple is currently being investigated to locate the mummies of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. I find it hard to believe that they would be found buried together and even if they were it would politically been more advantageous to cremate Mark Antony....
- How The Battle Of Actium Changed
Poor Antony and Cleopatre really pissed Octavian and in 31bc Octavian showed who's boss. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1310842/how_the_battle_of_actium_changed_the_world/index.html...