A routine ofmedia outletshave been arrive at claim about the breakthrough of Antony and Cleopatra ’s grave during a late project at Taposiris Magna , Egypt . regrettably , it looks like many of these newspaper headline are a bit exaggerated . The tomb of the infamous fan has notyetbeen found – although that could shortly change .
Dr Zahi Hawass , an archaeologist and former Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs , has substantiate that many of the news floor surrounding the undertaking are false . Speaking toLive scientific discipline , he said : " This is completely pretended info ; [ there is ] nothing found at all about the tomb . ”
In actuality , Hawass remarked that the grave will perhaps be discovered soon thanks to recent excavations at Taposiris Magna result by Kathleen Martinez . “I hope to encounter the tomb of Antony and Cleopatra soon . I do conceive that they are buried in the same tomb , ” he state ata conferencein Palermo , Italy , earlier this month . “ We are so airless to discovering the precise localisation of the grave ; we are on the right [ track ] . ”
The grave of Antony and Cleopatra has been a point of interest for archaeologists for centuries , not least because of their repute as ancient history ’s most knock-down lovers , immortalized in Shakespeare ’s calamity , Antony and Cleopatra .
Caesar ’s death also see Antony team up with two more of Ceasar ’s top ally , Octavian and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus . However , things quickly turned sour . Strained by their self and ambitions , Octavian and Antony fall out , embarking on a series of civil wars against each other . The decisive blow to Antony and Cleopatra came with the Battle of Actium – the Final War of the Roman Republic – in 31 BCE . Octavian had bring home the bacon and the Empire was in his grasp . With no other option leave , the lover fled to Eygpt , which was promptly invaded the next twelvemonth .
In aRomeo and Juliet - like twist , Antony practice suicide by stab himself in 30 BCE after mistakenly conceive that Cleopatra had killed herself due to the impending defeat ( or so the story goes at least ) . Greco - Roman historian Plutarch wrote that Antony and Cleopatra were bury together , however , the location of the infamous duo ’s tomb has never been place .
Then , in 2009 , a find emerged . archaeologist , including Zahi Hawass , discovered a serial of artifactsat the Temple of Taposiris Magna that suggested the lovers ' grave was near . They unearthed a number of coins donning Cleopatra ’s name and parts of a masque they believe may have depicted Mark Antony .
