The Quest for the Tomb of Alexander the Great: Third Extended Edition
The Quest for the Tomb of Alexander the Great: Third Extended Edition

Author: Andrew Michael Chugg

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-11-17

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0955679095

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Uncovers a connection between a Macedonian funerary sculpture found in the foundations of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice and the sarcophagus of an Egyptian Pharaoh shipped to London from Alexandria in 1801. Traces their trails to show that both seem to come from Alexander's tomb in Alexandria. Now it is revealed that the sculptural relief was fitted to the sarcophagus, confirming the theory. The author writes: "When I embarked upon the deck of this Odyssey, it seemed to me that shipwreck was my eventual destiny, but now beyond the raging, roiling sea, I have glimpsed the shore of verdant Valinor unveiled before me. Though I may yet come to grief upon some reef, washed by waves of disbelief, I voyage on to vindication, my vessel's ordained destination. With greatness grazing on the verge of rediscovery, we may surely see the resolution of this mystery. So let my sail now be unfurled to catch the wind and win the world Alexander's long-lost legacy, the parted parts of his shattered tomb and battered body."

The Tomb of Alexander
The Tomb of Alexander

Author: Edward Daniel Clarke

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780371776704

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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

Alexander's Tomb
Alexander's Tomb

Author: Nicholas J Saunders

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2007-07-30

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0465006213

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Alexander the Great is a towering figure in world history, but despite our long-held fascination with him, his burial site is unknown. Alexander's Tomb is the epic tale of the ongoing quest to unlock one of the world's great mysteries.

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Author: William Thomas Lowndes

Publisher:

Published: 1834

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13:

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Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions

Author: Frank L. Holt

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2003-11-24

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0520244834

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Annotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of the discovery and interpretation of these medallions, to which are added the extraordinary story of Alexander, and a brief introduction to the science of numismatics.

The Quest for the Tomb of Alexander the Great (Second Edition)
The Quest for the Tomb of Alexander the Great (Second Edition)

Author: Andrew Chugg

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0955679060

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In 2004 the author's first book "The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great" was published to the accompaniment of international media attention, since it reported the first credible suggestion as to the current whereabouts of the long-vanished corpse of the illustrious conqueror. In the intervening years, progress by testing the candidate remains has been thwarted by the Church authorities, yet much new information has emerged, casting the enigma in an ever more probing light. In this extensively updated and extended account, the meanderings of the evidence have been tracked with scrupulous care and the tangled threads of erstwhile hidden history have been teased apart. Thus the forgotten secrets of one of the greatest mysteries bequeathed to us by the ancient world are laid bare, culminating in the novel suggestion that the body stolen from Alexandria in AD828 and now in Venice may have acquired a false identity at the time that paganism was outlawed by the Emperor of Rome in the 4th century AD.