What happened to Alexander the Great's body after his death in Babylon in 323 BCE? Ancient testimony traces a remarkable and politically charged journey: a funeral procession prepared under Arrhidaeus, a diversion associated with Ptolemy, a reported burial at Memphis, and a later connection with Alexandria's Soma or Sema tomb.

This investigation follows the named figures and evidence behind that trail, including Perdiccas, Ptolemy I Soter, Ptolemy II, Diodorus, Pausanias and Strabo. It examines the reported visits of Augustus, Septimius Severus and Caracalla, while distinguishing later tradition from secure proof. It also asks when reliable knowledge of the tomb's location faded, and whether destruction, burial, reuse, earthquakes or coastal change could explain its disappearance. Modern proposals involving the Nabi Daniel Mosque area, Kom el-Dikka, Amphipolis and other sites are evaluated as disputed interpretations rather than discoveries. The evidence supports a route from Babylon through Memphis to Alexandria, but not the tomb's exact location, the body's uninterrupted condition or its final fate. Share your interpretation of the evidence in the comments.

0:00 - Alexander's Death and Funeral Carriage
5:45 - Ptolemy Diverts the Procession
11:03 - Memphis and the Transfer Dispute
16:35 - The Soma and Sema Tomb
22:26 - Roman Visitors to the Tomb
28:09 - The Tomb Fades from Record
33:14 - Alexandria's Archaeological Obstacles
39:25 - Proposed Sites and Disputed Discoveries
45:38 - What the Body's Trail Proves
51:13 - Known, Claimed and Unknown

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