 Taposiris Magna has been in the spotlight recently as the site of the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The remains of a temple of Osiris is believed to be the last resting place of Cleopatra. | Cleopatra VII was born in 70 or 69 B.C. and ruled Egypt as co-regent for almost three decades. After the forces of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony were defeated by Octavian, she committed suicide in 30 B.C. |  |
 | The ancient settlement was occupied from the second century BC to the seventh century AD. In 2010 archaeologists discovered a huge headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic king, and the original gate to a temple dedicated to the god Osiris. It could represent Ptolemy IV. |  |
