Alexander's Tomb
Siwa hit the news in 1991 when it was claimed that
the tomb of Alexander the Great had been found. It
was a structure with Macedonian inscriptions in
Greek letters, it was 55 metes long and complete
with much decorations.
It had been discovered by Greek Liana Souvlatzi,
but the dimensions of the possible discovery
apparently clogged her objectiveness. It was later
on discovered that some of the inscriptions had
been misread, and now she is not allowed to return
to the site for further excavations.
The most popular theory for the tomb is that it
belonged to a Macedonian general. However, the
tomb might give hints to where Alexander is
buried. It is not certain that he was even buried
in Siwa according to his wish, rather in
Alexandria.
For the casual visitor, there is little to see
except the long corridor. All moveable objects
have been put into sealed storage rooms. |
