Mystery now surrounds what happened to Alexander’s tomb – the Tomb (or what remains of it) is still believed to be somewhere under modern day Alexandria, though a few outlying theories believe it’s elsewhere. Although his tomb remained a central site of Alexandria for centuries, all literary records of his tomb vanish at the end of the 4th century AD. Whilst several theories surround his death, there’s a lack of reliable evidence on what really happened, but many sources agree he died on 10 or 11 June 323 BC.įollowing his death, Alexander’s body was seized by Ptolemy and taken to Egypt in 321 BC, and eventually placed in Alexandria. But while he later spent time in modern day Iraq in the city of Babylon, Alexander died suddenly.
In little over 10 years, Alexander the Great’s campaigning won the ancient Greeks an empire stretching 3,000 miles from the Adriatic to the Punjab.
There are numerous historical hesits we could mention, but here are 5 of some of the most audacious. Whilst varying in style and profitability, there’s something about a heist that captures our imagination as we live vicariously through such daring escapades, even though most of us would never dream of doing something similar ourselves. Throughout history there have been many large-scale and audacious heists, and it’s not just money that has been the target – other items include cheese, art, precious jewels and even people.
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