So, Who Is Buried Here?

10 years ago

Originally Posted by positivenegative

Dating back to the late 4th century BC, the largest burial site ever discovered in Greece is causing speculation to rise to fever pitch. Who is buried within? Locals insist that it's sheer size and magnificence points to none other than Alexander the Great.

Greeks captivated by Alexander-era tomb at Amphipolis

Wonder if Alexander ever went to the Library of Alexandria. I'm not an expert on that particular chunk of history, so don't know what the exact connection to his name is.

Anyhow there was some sort of buzz in the Achaeology world about a tomb - or some tombs just found over there. I'm wondering if this is the same find.

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Kurt

10 years ago

Finding Alexander's tomb would be a major major find. Other than very few things like Atlantis or the Holy Grail, Alexander's Tomb may be the most prized discovery in archeology.

Originally Posted by HeySal

Wonder if Alexander ever went to the Library of Alexandria. I'm not an expert on that particular chunk of history, so don't know what the exact connection to his name is.

I can't remember the original name, but Alexandria was renamed by Alexander the Great after he conquered Egypt.

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HeySal

10 years ago

Thanks, Kurt. I studied some ancient history, but not enough to keep up with it all. I do know for sure, though, that the loss of the Library of Alexandria was probably the most catastrophic loss of human history ever.

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Kurt

10 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

Thanks, Kurt. I studied some ancient history, but not enough to keep up with it all. I do know for sure, though, that the loss of the Library of Alexandria was probably the most catastrophic loss of human history ever.

It was a massive tragedy.

I should know, but can't remember if Alexander had a direct connection to the library or not. If I had to make a guess, I'd say he probably had a strong connection.

He was ruthless in war. But after victory, he spread the knowledge, wisdom, arts and inventions of Greece everywhere he conquered. If you lived through his exploits, you came out the other side with a much better life.

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HeySal

10 years ago

Well, we can be pretty sure that Alexandria and, hence, the library was named after him anyway. I'd love to know if he spent time there, though. I'm thinking he did. People back in those ages loved knowledge. We might not always agree with what they considered "knowledge" to be, but they were educated people, even if a tad superstitious.

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Kurt

10 years ago

Alexander is probably my favorite historical person. Many think of him only as one of the greatest warriors of all time, which he is. But he was much deeper than that. For example, Aristotle was his personal tutor.

My problem is, it's been a few too many years since I did any reading about him to recall all the details.