CONTENTS

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Legends and traditions
• The excavations carried out by the Greek Mission (1989-1995)
• The international announcement of the discovery of the tomb
• The excavations carried out by the Egyptian Greek Mission
• The tomb of Alexander the Great (general description)
• The telesterion of the tomb of Alexander the Great and its symbols
• Preliminary study of the royal head found at the tomb of Alexander the Great
• The outposts of the tomb
• Inscriptions found at the tomb of Alexander the Great.
• The star: the royal emblem of Alexander the Great (as it was found at the tomb at Maraki, Siwa)
• Comments on source material
• The gold mines at Maraki
• Surveys
• Greek words in the Siwan Language
• Dedication to the workers at the site
• The political background to the excavation of the tomb of Alexander the Great
• The destruction of the monument
• Epilogue
• Bibliography

EPILOGUE

• 1. This is a large above-ground Greek temple shaped royal Macedonian tomb which could not possibly have been built for someone who did not have great standing.
• 2. The tomb itself also functions as a telesterion which is indicated by the objects and symbols found in the tomb and used for the worship of Alexander. People would not worship someone that was not a heroic King and Alexander was both a hero and a God.
• 3. The architectural members of the building indicate its enormous size and are illustrations of wonderful Greek classical art.
• 4. The size of the tomb, which amounts to 523 square metres.
• 5. The Macedonian symbol of the Dynasty, the star, enclosed in a rhombus, and found at the tomb.
• 6. Alexander was buried in a gold mine, which could only have been used for a person of standing like Alexander. Lots of purple colored fragments were found in the tomb.
• 7. The holographic lions found at the tomb and the white abominable heads, are symbols of the royal power.
• 8. The inscriptions found at the monument confirm that the tomb belonged to Alexander.
• 9. The legend and personality of Alexander can still be heard today in local customs and tradition.
• 10. All finds found to date are unique throughout Egypt.

PROOFS FOR THE TOMB OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AT THE SIWA OASIS.
By Angelos Papaioannou Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens. Elliniki Agogi June 2002 page 4-19

The Monument
Architecture
The monument is an above-ground temple-shaped royal Macedonian tomb belonging to the Doric rhythm, 10,25X51 m. (20X100 Ptolemaic cubits, or 30X150 feet) in size. This is the largest Macedonian tomb uncovered to date with a surface area of 522,75 m2. The tomb is located in a setting of land with a surface area of 12.000 m2. Its surface area is over 12 times larger than the tomb of Philip II (40 m2). It is worth noting the extremely skilled technique of the isodomic system and the junction at the semicircular vault, which is 35 m (100 feet) in length and 7m (20 feet) in width with rectangular members. The fact that no connective material was used was an indication of the great skill involved, which would imply the work of an architectural and engineering genius (Denocrates?). Both architectural type and technique are entirely Greek.

Chronology
The monument is dated on the basis of its architectural features, particularly on the basis of the type of tryglyph, which dates back to the last third of the 4th century B.C.
Similar structures built around the same time as this were:
1. The temple of Zeus at Nemea (330-320)
2. The Hieron or sacred temple at Samotrhrace (c. 325).

Conclusion:
The setting of the date for this monument as the last quarter of the 4th century B.C. and its architectural form leave no room for doubt whatsoever that this is the burial monument of a Macedonian king who:
1. was associated with Amun.
2. had been deified.
3. was associated with the Samotracian mysteries.
The evidence submitted is convincing. The large burial monument at the Oasis of Siwa can definitely be that of Alexander the Great.