Preview | Cleopatra's Last Temple
Preview: Season 22 Episode 8 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
An unprecedented discovery could reveal new information about Cleopatra’s reign.
Just below the Mediterranean’s surface, in Alexandria’s harbor, lie the ruins of a mysterious ancient monument. For more than 20 years, French explorer Franck Goddio has been hoping to confirm these remains are a temple belonging to Cleopatra. If true, this discovery could reveal vital new information about Cleopatra’s reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.
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Preview | Cleopatra's Last Temple
Preview: Season 22 Episode 8 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Just below the Mediterranean’s surface, in Alexandria’s harbor, lie the ruins of a mysterious ancient monument. For more than 20 years, French explorer Franck Goddio has been hoping to confirm these remains are a temple belonging to Cleopatra. If true, this discovery could reveal vital new information about Cleopatra’s reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-On "Secrets of the Dead"... A 30-year excavation uncovers long lost ruins.
-So this absolutely has to be the temple.
-With a trove of Egyptian artifacts.
-The facial characteristics suggest Cleopatra.
-Could this site belong to the great queen of Egypt?
-Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in ancient history.
This temple is hers.
-Cleopatra's Last Temple, on "Secrets of the Dead."
Rare crystal head found in Cleopatra’s temple ruins
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Clip: S22 Ep8 | 2m | Could this mysterious crystal head buried in the ruins of Cleopatra's temple depict Marc Antony? (2m)
What Cleopatra’s Temple may have looked like
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Clip: S22 Ep8 | 3m 14s | Tiny lead tokens revealed the first clues to Cleopatra’s temple façade in Alexandria. (3m 14s)
This Cleopatra coin has been lost underwater for 2,000 years
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Clip: S22 Ep8 | 2m 24s | Beneath the harbor of Alexandria, archaeologists have uncovered coins bearing Cleopatra's image. (2m 24s)
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