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Article: TEAM SAYS IT'S LOCATED THE TOMB OF ALEXANDER GREEK KING'S BURIAL PLACE HAS BEEN A MYSTERY FOR 2,300 YEARS.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 1, 1995
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Byline: Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt Alexander the Great was a king at age 20 and conquered most of the ancient world from Greece to India before he died at 33. Where he was buried, however, was a mystery for more than 2,300 years.
Until now.
A Greek archaeological team believes it has found his tomb in Egypt's Western Desert near the oasis at Siwa, where legend holds Alexander once consulted an oracle who told him he was a god.
Abdel-Halim Noureddin, chairman of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, told the Associated Press he was convinced by a weekend visit to Siwa that the Greek team had succeeded.
``I do feel ...
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