Egypt
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 mummified and buried together is unlikely as it would have been politically unsound for him to leave their mummies as a rallying point for his Egyptian and Greek enemies.
Dr. Hawass believes that his critics are jealous of him and goes on to say" I can understand that some foreigners do not like our methods. They are not used to seeing Egyptian missions making new discoveries, or directing their own excavations."
There is that chip on his shoulder again that resentment of Egypt's colonial period which hopefully he will someday be able to put to rest as the past is done and gone and such words can only harm and distract from the work he is attempting to do.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/951/he2.htm
- The Anonymous Egyptologist
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http://tinyurl.com/zbzg4 In his first trip to South Africa, Zahi Hawass has announced that he hopes to locate the tomb of Cloepatra in two months time: "Hawass told The Star on Wednesday that he suspects Cleopatra is buried with her Roman lover Mark Antony...
- 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...
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The idea of Mark Antony and Cleopatra being buried together I find absurd and politically unsound for Octavian. I would expect Cleopatra's mummy to have found its way to Rome perhaps and maybe even Mark Antony's head but this I doubt and would...
- A Year In Egyptology
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Egypt
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 mummified and buried together is unlikely as it would have been politically unsound for him to leave their mummies as a rallying point for his Egyptian and Greek enemies.
Dr. Hawass believes that his critics are jealous of him and goes on to say" I can understand that some foreigners do not like our methods. They are not used to seeing Egyptian missions making new discoveries, or directing their own excavations."
There is that chip on his shoulder again that resentment of Egypt's colonial period which hopefully he will someday be able to put to rest as the past is done and gone and such words can only harm and distract from the work he is attempting to do.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/951/he2.htm
- The Anonymous Egyptologist
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) Hawass is again defending his position using his Al Ahram Weekly column: When we announced our discoveries at the temple site of Taposiris Magna near Alexandria four weeks ago, an Egyptologist who chose to remain anonymous...
- Hawass Hopes To Locate The Tomb Of Cleopatra
http://tinyurl.com/zbzg4 In his first trip to South Africa, Zahi Hawass has announced that he hopes to locate the tomb of Cloepatra in two months time: "Hawass told The Star on Wednesday that he suspects Cleopatra is buried with her Roman lover Mark Antony...
- 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...
- These Ten Mummies
The idea of Mark Antony and Cleopatra being buried together I find absurd and politically unsound for Octavian. I would expect Cleopatra's mummy to have found its way to Rome perhaps and maybe even Mark Antony's head but this I doubt and would...
- A Year In Egyptology
This has been a mixed year with some success's such as the return of stolen antiquities to Egypt but also some not so successful excavations. Dr. Zahi Hawass had reported two new tombs in the valley of kings which so far have not materialized as also...