From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
   If, and I do mean "If" Cleopatra was buried   
   on her little island paradise there, this   
   Antirhodos, then there is an excellent chance   
   that her tomb is unplundered.   
      
   Well, let's face it, the Romans weren't likely   
   to allow a whole lot of wealth to go to the   
   grave. Money was power in ancient Rome, more   
   so than today as you could literally buy your   
   own army! So Cleopatra's tomb would no doubt   
   contain great treasures, but probably not too   
   much in the way of gold. Nope. The "Treasures"   
   would probably be in the way of artifacts that   
   we value, not necessarily the stuff that   
   Romans valued...   
      
   Here's the beauty:  Antirhodos sunk in the 4th   
   century, right? So that was before the fall of   
   Rome!  That was before any invaders had a   
   chance to conquer egypt and ransack the place   
   So, there's a great chance that the tomb   
   survived right up until the time of the   
   earthquake.   
      
   Unfortunately, it would also mean that   
   Cleopatra's remains are gone. The odds of them   
   surviving the water are slim to none.   
      
       ...the secret behind Egyptian mummification   
   was desiccation. We all know that. And drowning   
   her remains in water is the exact opposite! So,   
   we can't expect her remains to have survived,   
   while ancient sources tell us that Anthony's body   
   went the Roman why, and all that was left of him   
   was an urn.   
      
   Still, it would be great to find her tomb!   
      
      
      
      
      
      
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