Where is Alexander? The Vanished Tomb of the World’s Greatest Conqueror.
Alexander the Great, the legendary conqueror who forged an empire stretching from Greece to India, died suddenly in Babylon in 323 BC. His body, a powerful symbol of legitimacy, was famously diverted to Egypt by his general Ptolemy I, eventually interred in a magnificent tomb, the Sema, in Alexandria. For centuries, this tomb was a revered pilgrimage site, visited by Roman emperors like Julius Caesar and Augustus. However, by the late 4th century AD, mentions of the tomb become vague, and it eventually vanished from historical record. Despite centuries of searching and numerous modern archaeological quests beneath the bustling streets of Alexandria, the final resting place of Alexander the Great remains one of history's most tantalizing and profound unsolved mysteries, a testament to the secrets time can bury.