The Lost Tomb of Cleopatra

The Ancients

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4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Among the rulers of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII has long held a place in legend, her story having been told in folklore, by Shakespeare and in Hollywood movies. In reality, however, her story remains unfinished. The location of her final resting place remains lost to us. Dr Chris Naunton is back with us to explore the possible answers to this mystery, from Alexandria to Taposiris Magna, join us on this trawl through the evidence of Cleopatra’s final days.

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0:00.0	It's the entrance on History Hit.
0:05.0	I'm Tristan Hughes, your host.
0:07.0	And in today's podcast, well, it's a big one.
0:10.0	We are talking about the famous figure, the famous Cleopatra,
0:14.0	Cleopatra VII of the Tolamaic dynasty,
0:18.0	the Cleopatra from Shakespeare, the Cleopatra
0:21.0	who had a relationship with Julius Caesar with Mark Antony
0:24.0	and was also a pretty extraordinary ruler
0:27.0	of ancient Egypt in her own right.
0:30.0	And today we're focusing in on her tomb, her lost tomb,
0:35.0	because we still don't know where exactly she was buried.
0:38.0	There are many theories, there are excavations ongoing,
0:41.0	trying to find her tomb, but as of yet,
0:44.0	we still don't have that concrete evidence to confirm
0:48.0	whereabouts she was buried.
0:50.0	To talk through the whole mystery surrounding the tomb
0:54.0	of Cleopatra, I was delighted to get back on the podcast,
0:57.0	the legendary Doctor Chris Norton.
1:00.0	Chris and I, we recorded a few podcasts not too long ago.
1:04.0	Stay tuned for a future episode with us about another famous lost tomb.
1:09.0	But this was a great chat, you're going to absolutely love this one.
1:13.0	Here's Chris talking about the lost tomb of Cleopatra.
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