Alexander's Tomb: The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost ConquererAlexander the Great is a towering figure in world history, but despite our long-held fascination with him, his burial site is unknown. Alexander's Tomb is the epic tale of the ongoing quest to unlock one of the world's great mysteries. |
Contents
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3 Stealing the Body and the Memphis Tomb 33 | 33 |
4 Who Moved Alexanders Corpse? 49 | 49 |
5 The Alexandrian Mausoleum 63 | 63 |
6 Ancient Visitors 79 | 79 |
7 The Tomb Disappears 95 | 95 |
11 Alabaster Fantasy and Ancient Walls 163 | 163 |
12 Politics of the Dead 177 | 177 |
13 The Eternal Quest 191 | 191 |
14 Afterlife 201 | 201 |
Dramatis Personae 207 | 207 |
Glossary 229 | 229 |
Acknowledgments 247 | 247 |
Notes 249 | 249 |
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Alexander's Tomb: The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer Nicholas J Saunders No preview available - 2007 |
Alexander's Tomb: The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer Nicholas J. Saunders No preview available - 2007 |
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Page 14 - ... sheep and specified quantities of wheaten flour and wine were given daily by the king; and a horse once a month as a sacrifice to Cyrus. Upon the tomb an inscription in Persian letters had been placed, which bore the following meaning in the Persian language, "O man, I am Cyrus, son of Cambyses, who founded the empire of the Persians, and was king of Asia. Do not therefore grudge me this monument.