8. Honey in Death

His body was immersed in a vat of honey when he died. Alexander’s tomb in Alexandria was visited by Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Augustus Caesar. In 215 A.D., Roman Emperor Caracalla visited the over 500-year-old mummy. It was the last recorded visit to the tomb before it was destroyed with the unrest that led to the end of the Roman era.

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