The mysterious disappearance of Alexander the Great's final resting place
In short: For six centuries, Alexander the Great's remains were housed in a grand tomb within Alexandria. This video explores the history of that monumental site and the enduring mystery of what became of the conqueror's body after the tomb vanished following a series of disasters.
Alexander the Great's body was interred in the center of Alexandria for six hundred years. While the structure that held him eventually disappeared due to a sequence of catastrophic events, the possibility remains that his physical remains survived the destruction of the tomb.
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