Cleopatra is remembered as much for her dramatic death as for her extraordinary life. In 30 BCE, the Egyptian queen and her lover, Roman general Mark Antony, died by suicide in Alexandria after failing to resist Octavian’s advancing forces. Yet the location of their final resting place has remained one of history’s greatest mysteries.
Now, archaeologists believe they may be closer than ever to solving it. Excavations at the Taposiris Magna temple complex near Alexandria suggest this could be the long-lost tomb where Cleopatra and Antony were buried more than two thousand years ago.
Join the journey as archaeologists close in on the long-lost tomb of Egypt’s most famous queen. Click through the gallery to see the latest discoveries in the search for Cleopatra’s tomb.