Is this the key to Cleopatra's tomb? Experts find 'miracle' tunnel at Egyptian temple in the hunt for long lost queen's final resting place
The tunnel has been discovered at a temple to the Greek god Osiris.Archaeologists have discovered a "miracle" tunnel carved beneath an Egyptian temple that could lead to the missing tomb of Cleopatra.The 4,800ft-long tunnel, which runs under the Taposiris Magna Temple in the Alexandria region, could lead experts to the final resting place of the Egyptian queen and her lover Mark Antony.
She has conceded there is a 1% chance of finding their remains but if they did locate Cleopatra it would be "the most important discovery of the 21st century".Cleopatra and Mark Antony died after losing the Battle of Actium in Greece to Octavian, Caesar's heir who was battling for control of Rome's empire.They are thought to have killed themselves – legend has it Cleopatra was bitten by a venomous snake in 30BC.
Coins of Cleopatra, the much earlier Alexander the Great, statues of Isis, the Egyptian goddess, and headless statues have also been found.Picture: Museum of Tourism and AntiquitiesPicture: Museum of Tourism and Antiquities After he was assassinated, she became the lover of one of his followers, Mark Antony, who became embroiled in a new Roman civil war with Octavian.
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