Did Cleopatra have a tomb?

NO, Cleopatra did not have a tomb that was in a pyramid anyway. It is beleived that she was buried with Mark Antony. She lived and died past the time of pyramids Update: Cleopatra and Mark Antony would have been entombed but that area of Alexandria suffered catastrophic earthquakes so that area where the tomb likely exists is under water.

With the damages suffered to other structures it isn't likely to be intact It was announced today (April 15, 2009) that a likely site has been discovered. It would be less likely that any remains exist. Like all stories of ships sinking into the ocean there are never any remains found.

Archaeologists last year unearthed the alabaster head of a Cleopatra statue, 22 coins bearing Cleopatra's image and a mask believed to belong to Mark Antony at the temple. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahi Hawass, General Secretary, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt: "We believe that Cleopatra and Mark Antony were buried inside this temple. This temple is called Taposiris Magna.

It is located 50 kilometers west of Alexandria and we think this is really a perfect place for Cleopatra and Mark Antony to be hidden in this place. Cleopatra and Mark Antony committed suicide after their defeat in the battle of Actium. Some Egyptologists are skeptical that the two are buried here.

John Baines of Oxford University questioned why Augustus, who defeated Antony, would have chosen such a distinguished burial place.

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