No definitive tomb of the great Queen of Egypt has yet to be identified, though many have theorized on it's location. The historical evidence suggests that Cleopatra did build a tomb for herself near her royal palace in Alexandria. Most recently, renown archaeologist and egyptologist, Zahi Hawass, believes he has discovered a site that may be the resting place of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. There is some historical precedence for this. Plutarch, the Roman historian, stated that Cleopatra and Mark Antony were buried together in Alexandria. Hawass believes that the joint tomb of the lovers lies in the Toposiris Magna temple, some 30 miles from Egypt's ancient seaside capital of Alexandria. He along with Kathleen Martinez, a Dominican scholar of Greek and Roman history, are hopeful that the temple holds evidence that makes it a prime candidate for the couples joint tomb, despite the belief of many archeologists and historians that Cleopatra's tomb is now, most likely, somewhere sunk beneath the waves and under the ocean floor along with the rest of ancient Alexandria.
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