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An archaeologist who has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra since 2005 has issued an update on a recent breakthrough. Dr Kathleen Martinez issued the first update of the case since 2022.

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A member of the Krewe of Cleopatra confirmed that the parade will no longer start at the corner of Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue. It will now begin at the corner of Tchoupitoulas Street and ...

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Goldhill, Simon 2024. The Cambridge Critical Guide to Latin Literature. p. 847. Plutarch's Lives were once treasured. Today they are studied by classicists, known vaguely, if at all, by the educated ...

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