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The Birth of Christ

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Alexander the Great

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Isaac Newton

Saladin

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The Virgin Queen

Zorro

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Alexander the Great

Season 2 · Episode 4 · Jun 7, 2011

After his death, his body became one of the most sacred objects in history. Pilgrims, from the common man to the most powerful emperors, visited and knelt before the remains of their god-King. And then in the space of a generation, all trace of his tomb simply disappeared. What happened to Alexander’s body? Was it destroyed by a tsunami? Did Christians intent on stamping out all trace of other religions destroy it? Or, as one historian believes, does it still exist, renamed and venerated as a saint in one of the most glorious Christian basilicas in the world? With no archaeological evidence indicating the location of the lost tomb we are forced to examine ancient eyewitness accounts of people who visited the tomb and place it in Alexandria.

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Mystery Files

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Alexander the Great

Season 2 · Episode 4 · Jun 7, 2011

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