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Threshold to Cleopatra's mausoleum discovered off Alexandria coast

 

This door could prove the key to the riddle of Antony and Cleopatra's final hours together.

A team of Greek marine archaeologists who have spent years conducting underwater excavations off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt have unearthed a giant granite threshold to a door that they believe was once the entrance to a magnificent mausoleum that Cleopatra VII, queen of the Egyptians, had built for herself shortly before her death.

They believe the 15-tonne antiquity would have held a seven metre-high door so heavy that it would have prevented the queen from consoling her Roman lover before he died, reputedly in 30BC.

"As soon as I saw it, I thought we are in the presence of a very special piece of a very special door," Harry Tzalas, the historian who heads the Greek mission, said. "There was no way that such a heavy piece, with fittings for double hinges and double doors, could have moved with the waves so there was no doubt in my mind that it belonged to the mausoleum. Like Macedonian tomb doors, when it closed, it closed for good."

Tzalas believes the discovery of the threshold sheds new light on an element of the couple's dying hours which has long eluded historians.

The threshold, part of the sunken palace complex in which Cleopatra is believed to have died, was discovered recently at a depth of eight metres but only revealed this week. It has yet to be brought to the surface.

Wildebeeste World Cup

In June and July 2010, the annual FIMA 2010 Wildebeeste World Cup will take place in the Serengeti.

The governing body, FIMA, (International Federation of Migratory Animals) is well prepared for this annual event, having been doing this for centuries. A FIMA spokesperson (Mr.Slurp Growler-Hyena) anticipates this years Migration World Cup will be one of the best yet.

Teams of over 1.2 million Wildebeeste are expected to attend, over 400,000 Zebra, large teams of Thompsons Gazelle, as well as Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Eland etc. This is the planet's largest Migratory World Cup, and is an event not to be missed.

The preliminary rounds are already underway in the southern plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania, with all the teams training hard on the short grass plains. Teams will only be picked after the February calving season of the strong Wildebeeste Team, and many permanent transfers from the Wildbeeste Team to the Lions, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Jackal and Wild Dog Teams are expected to be made over this period. These annual transfers of young players, and older players, from the Wildebeeste are not, however, expected to weaken this large, fit, team.

Tickets for the games in the southern Serengeti plains, which promise many goals, lots of action and good weather, are still available to fans from the Official Supplier.

The Buffalo, Elephant and Leopard teams, as well as some of the larger Lion teams, have not moved from their bases in the Central Serengeti, preferring to train on their home grounds in preparation for the June/July games. Other teams are also training hard at their home grounds all over the Serengeti - some even in Ngorongoro and other areas, and practise sessions are taking place daily. Many of the " predatory" teams have been seen increasing their team sizes , planning to 'blood' some new players this season, obviously planning for the next World Cups in 2011/12.

The Play Offs should be in April/May - the expected rains and longer, green grass will make these matches an amazing spectacle for those fans lucky enough to attend, and the Official Supplier is making an effort to fill the stadia over this period by offering discount packages. The play offs coincide with one of the other FIMA events, of large numbers of birds returning to Europe, which will add to the colo ur and noise in the stands - note that the annoying South African vuvuzela bird is not expected to migrate north at any time in the future. Children are welcome of course and enjoy discounts.

The finals start in June and run into July/August, with stadia in the central, west and north of the Serengeti expected to be packed with fans and supporters. The strong Crocodile Team, which has a permanent position in the finals due to it's owning the stadia on the Grumeti and Mara Rivers, is expected to put in a good showing this year - as they always do - but are not expected to win over the strong Wildebeest and Zebra teams at any time in the future.

Other events are also taking place over this period - the Kilimanjaro Marathon in February and the daily Gorilla Family Trekking Days - (all year - limited seats available), which can all be combined with tickets to the main event in the Serengeti.

As with any major events, tickets are limited. As the Official Supplier to the FIMA 2010 Wildebeeste World Cup, Wild Frontiers are in a strong position to satisfy fans with tours of any length at any time. Spokesman John Addison - Human (98.6% Chimpanzee) - states: "Having been the Official Supplier to this FIMA event and other events in East Africa since the early 1980's, our strong, experienced team of guides and talent scouts are in a unique position at this event. We know the players, the stadia, and the pitch and weather conditions - as our guides live amonst the teams all year. This event, as in all years, has no clear winner and games are expected to be tight, hard fought affairs - sometimes bloody. Flexibility is the key, and our owning of guaranteed front row seats at the stadia, as well as being able to quickly change allocations of tickets should the games move location, allow us to ensure that our fans see the best matches with the best guides/talent scouts and accomodation. With many of the games taking place place at night, staying right amongst the players in our camps allow us to be involved with these games too"

While many Humans will be in South Africa watching a game played by 22 people with a ball , in June/July, many other Humans will be watching the Greatest Game on the Planet , the FIMA 2010 Wildebeest World Cup - played on a field of over 25000 square kilometres, by teams totalling over 2 million animals of many species (no balls either - and the games are longer !!).

Book your guaranteed seat to the 2010 FIMA Wildebeeste World Cup now !!!

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