Where is the tomb of Alexander buried with countless treasures?

In 336 BC, after Alexander succeeded to the throne, he invaded the East on a large scale. In a short period of more than 10 years, the Alexander Empire was established by crusade to the east and westward, starting from the Indus River in the east and reaching the Nile and the Balkans in the west.

Alexander was once a famous hero, but at the same time he was also a mysterious figure. There are countless legends about him. Unfortunately, some historical books of his life have not been handed down, and later some manuscripts and books have different opinions, which are contradictory and legendary. Therefore, even today, more than 2300 years after his death, the achievements of this ancient great commander-in-chief are still concerned by people, who are eager to find the tomb of this arrogant emperor in order to obtain some valuable historical evidence from unearthed cultural relics.

1964 One day, the newspaper in Alexandria, Egypt published a sensational news: "The tomb of King Alexander of Macedonia has been found! This is a great achievement of Polish archaeologists! " The news soon spread all over the world. The New York Times immediately sent a telegram to the Polish archaeological team, hoping to write an article on this great discovery and give him a generous reward. Journalists from all over the world also rushed to fly to Egypt. At the same time, the influx of tourists put the Egyptian police on alert.

Unfortunately, the news is false. It was not Alexander's mausoleum that was first discovered, but the ruins of a theater in ancient Rome. So where is the tomb of this famous historical figure? How did he die?

There have been two theories about Alexander's death. One said that when he was on an expedition to India, he met some priests who were proficient in astronomy and divination not far from Babylon. They advised him not to go to Babylon, or he would run out. Although he didn't stop moving forward, he became gloomy afterwards.

On one occasion, he drove a warship around the lake. Suddenly a gust of wind blew off his hat and landed in the reeds, just on the tomb of the ancient Assyrian king. All the entourage and Alexander himself thought it was very unlucky.

The sailor sent to catch up boldly put his hat on his head when he came back from swimming, which strengthened the sense of foreboding. Alexander was so angry that he killed the sailor at once. Soon, Alexander was seriously ill. After 13 days, he finally died in the evening of June 323 BC. He died at the age of 32 when he was king 12 for 8 months.

These trifles seem to be just coincidences. In fact, the emperor's death was probably due to the hardships of marching. After many battles, he was bruised and infected with malaria in the swamp.

Another legend is that Alexander died because someone put poison in his cup at the party. If this legend is true, then Alexander died not of natural causes, but of a conspiracy.

After Alexander's death, his subordinate General Ptolemy (who later became the king of Egypt) transported his body to Egypt in a hearse, buried it in Alexandria, and built a magnificent mausoleum for him.

Julius Caesar, Emperor Augustine, Emperor Karakal and other famous figures in history have visited this mausoleum and crowned the statue of Alexander with gold. However, in the 3rd century A.D., things about the mausoleum were somehow silent.

In 642 AD, the Arab army captured Alexandria, and the glorious history here made them sigh.

By 1798, when Napoleon's French army entered Alexandria, it was already a scene of decline. There are only 6,000 residents in the city, and some scholars who followed Napoleon also saw the ruins of many ancient buildings.

/kloc-At the beginning of the 0/9th century, a harbor was built here, and the ruins of ancient buildings became quarries, many of which were buried deep underground. Alexandria soon became an important trade center in the Mediterranean, but historical traces disappeared.

According to the custom of ancient Greece, the king who built the city was usually buried in the city center after his death. Therefore, some archaeologists believe that the mausoleum is probably located in the palace area in the east of the city. Others think that the mausoleum should be at the intersection of two streets.

In recent years, Maria Bernade, a Polish archaeologist, made some research on the local unearthed ancient tomb lanterns, and found that when the ancients made pottery lanterns, they would draw a model of ancient Alexandria on them, so she made an interesting speculation about the location of the tomb. She thinks that among many buildings in the model, one conical building may be Alexander's mausoleum. Therefore, Emperor Augustine's mausoleum is a conical building with a spire, and the shape of this mausoleum is probably modeled after Alexander's mausoleum.

Weiss, an Englishman, once analyzed and studied the tombs of Ptolemy dynasty and thought that these tombs should be similar to Alexander's mausoleum. He imagined that Alexander's coffin was placed in a magnificent temple, surrounded by some columns, and there must be many strange and exquisite objects in the tomb. This tomb may also contain scriptures from temples all over Egypt. In the 1970s, an amazing discovery generally confirmed these conjectures. Androni Kush, an archaeologist specializing in ancient Macedonian history, discovered the tomb of Frederick II, Alexander's father.

There is a tall marble sarcophagus in the center of the hall, and there is a heavy golden vase-shaped tomb decorated with precious stones. The king's bones are among them, surrounded by some jewels, gold, royal symbols, battle helmets and other things, shining brightly.

Among them, there are five statues carved with ivory, which are quite beautiful and particularly eye-catching. These five statues belong to the king's family: Frederick II himself, his wife, his son Alexander and the king's parents. This discovery has caused a sensation in the archaeological community and is regarded as the greatest archaeological discovery of this century.

Surprise aside, people can't help asking: King Frederick II's tomb can still be found, but his son's tomb can't be found? But the truth is the truth after all. Alexander's mausoleum is really hard to speculate, and there has been no clue.

Who can solve the mystery of this mausoleum? People are waiting patiently. If it is solved, it is likely to find cultural and artistic treasures and a large number of historical materials of many ethnic groups at that time, which will be a great contribution to archaeology.