QUEEN Cleopatra is one of the most famous Ancient Egyptians but her body and tomb have never been found.
Zahi Hawass, former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs of Egypt, spoke to The U.S. Sun about his theory on where the lost queen is located.
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He told us: “I have been cooperating with Kathleen Martínez for 11 years working inside a temple called Taposiris Magna, located west of Alexandria.”
Martínez is a Dominican archaeologist, lawyer, and diplomat who has been hunting for Cleopatra’s tomb since 2005.
Last year she led an excavation at Taposiris Magna which found a 4,281-foot-long tunnel that was suspected to lead to a tomb.
Hawass isn’t so sure that this is where Cleopatra and her husband Mark Anthony were laid to rest.
He told us: “She was convinced that the tomb of Cleopatra is there but after working with her for 11 years inside this temple, I am convinced 100% that Cleopatra was not buried in this temple at all.
“I really believe that Cleopatra was buried in a tomb that she was built beside her palace.
“This tomb, now, is located under the water.”
When asked if that’s the reason we might never find the remains of Cleopatra, Hawass replied with a definitive: “Yes.”
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The famous Egyptian queen lived from around 69 to 30 BC.
She ruled from 51 to 30 BC and met a gruesome end.
It’s widely believed that Cleopatra committed suicide at the age of 39 by letting a deadly cobra snake bite her.
Another theory suggests she stabbed herself with a sharp object covered in poison.
She was said to have taken her own life following the defeat of her army by Roman emperor Octavian, also known as Augustus.
Her death is thought to have occurred in Alexandria but no body or grave has ever been found.
