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Tomb of Ramesses II

Tomb of Ramesses II Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was buried in Tomb KV7, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. He was the son of Seti I and Tuya and reigned from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He constructed monuments at Abu Simbel, Abydos, Rame sseum, L uxor, a nd Karnak. Coordinates 25.740776,32.601625 Description Current measurements divide the tomb into three levels: level 1, the entrance corridor; level 2, the pillared chamber; and level 3, the burial chamber and rooms. 3D mapping of the tomb enables measurements to be taken. Measurements Entrance corridor; 22.90m by 2.61m /44 by 5 cubits Floor area: 220 sq cubits Opening in corridor 8.35m by 8.35m by 3.7m Floor area: 70 sq m² Volume: 259m³/1795 cubit³ Room off corridor 7.85×8.48×3.10 m Floor area: 66.50 sq m Volume: 206.4 m³/1442.5 cubit³ Room off corridor (2) 5.38×3.30×2.63 m Floor area: 46.7 sq m Volume 46.7 m³/326.4 cubit³ End of corridor 6.3×5.72×2.82 Floor area: 36 sq m Volume: 101.6 m³/7...

Amphipolis

Amphipolis
Author Berthold Werner


Amphipolis was a Greek city founded by the Athenians in eastern Macedonia on the Strymon River in 438-437 bc. It later became a Roman city, whose remains can still be seen.

During Alexander the Great's Asia campaign, his wife and child resided at Amphipolis along with his generals. Towards the northeast of the archaeological site is the Kasta tomb and towards the south the Lion of Amphipolis, a tomb to one of Alexander's generals with the Kasta in honour of him.

Kasta tomb
40.839325,23.863121

Kasta tomb a burial complex site is ten times larger than the tomb of Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon, archaeologists think that it was probably built by the architect Dinocrates, who was a technical adviser and friend to Alexander the Great.

Measurements
Although the coordinates multipled equal 974, 40 multipled 23 is equal to 920, a number one less than Khufu's pyramid perimeter.
40.839325×23.863121=974.554
40×23=920
As Alexander's final plan was to conquer Egypt and become pharaoh, it is possibly connected as his final destination.

Kasta tomb is 500ft in diameter and 1570ft in circumference, also equal to 479m. 479 is being used in a number of Greek locations as the year after the Carthaginians' invasion in 480 bc.
An accurate measurement to Khufu's pyramid gives a distance of 1374 km.
If used as the circumference of Kasta tomb in feet, it would give a diameter of 437ft.
1374.24÷π=437.43

This is equal to the date the city was founded by the Athenians.
Although there is a defined circumference of the tomb built of stone, the reduction could equate to the length of the burial chamber at 196ft.


Lion of Amphipolis






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