Cleopatra’s Tomb

It is widely believed that the Egyptian queen was buried with her lover, Marc Anthony after their deaths in 30 BC, and the whereabouts of said tomb has been a mystery for over 2,000 years. Many excavations have been carried out in a temple near Alexandria, containing a number of tombs dating back to Cleopatra’s reign, but the lover’s tomb was not among them.

Some have suggested that the tomb was never built as a grand monument, owing to the circumstances surrounding Cleopatra’s death (it is still debated whether Cleopatra was murdered or committed suicide). Most likely because her relationship with Marc Anthony was mired in scandal, her resting place may have never been recorded and deemed insignificant.