“Unlocking History: Could a Newly Discovered Statue Unveil Cleopatra’s True Face?”
Cleopatra’s final resting place is still a mystery
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While some, including Martinez, believe the Taposiris Magna Temple is where the ancient queen was laid to rest for the last time, not every archaeologist is convinced.
Crowned at just 18 years old and labeled as one of history’s most famous female rulers, Cleopatra is believed by some to lie underwater since a large portion of ancient Alexandria is now submerged due to coastal erosion. Others theorize her tomb was destroyed or robbed.
She is assumed to have been buried with her “ill-fated lover,” Mark Antony, after committing suicide at 39 years old to avoid being paraded around Rome like a war prize.
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The case of where she lies has been an ongoing question for over 2,000 years, one netizens have involved themselves in.
“Cleopatra’s final resting place is not in Egypt,” one person stated, while another wrote, “Even if the tomb is lost, either destroyed in a quake or looted, your discoveries there have restored historical significance and proven that it was a highly important site to Cleopatra VII.”
Others have tried using technology to imagine what the ancient queen looked like
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Duncan Thomsen, a British film editor, went viral last year for using artificial intelligence to imagine what historical figures may have looked like, and among the bunch was, of course, Cleopatra.
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