Cleopatra sister’s finding debunked

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Arsinoë IV was the sister of Cleopatra and claimed the throne alongside her brother, Ptolemy XIII, in opposition to Cleopatra. She was captured during a conflict with Julius Caesar and subsequently exiled to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus. Later, at the request of Cleopatra VII, she was executed by orders from Mark Antony in 41 BCE.

 

 

 

An octagonal tomb dating between 50 and 20 BCE was discovered in Ephesus. In 1926, the skeleton of a young person, estimated to be between 15 and 18 years old, was found at the site. The skull, however, was lost until 2022. This unusual octagonal tomb is believed to represent the Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria, and it was previously hypothesized that the remains belonged to Arsinoë.

Recent studies have revealed that the skull actually belonged to a male.

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-83870-x

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsinoe_IV

Edited Sunday at 11:42 PM by guy