The Younger Lady (25–35), is the informal name given to the mummy of a woman who lived during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and was discovered in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings in tomb KV35 by archaeologist Victor Loret in 1898.Almost no details are known about her and the cause of her death remains a mystery. Amcotts Moor Woman is the name of a bog body of a female who lived during 200–400 CE that was discovered in a bog close to Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England, in 1747. The location of Cleopatra's tomb is unknown. Some academics hypothesize that her Roman political rival Octavian forced her to commit suicide in the manner of her choosing. Modern scholars debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and whether she was murdered. Primary source accounts are derived mainly from the works of the ancient Roman historians Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio. According to Greek and Roman historians, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or sharp implement such as a hairpin. According to popular belief, Cleopatra died by suicide by allowing an asp ( Egyptian cobra) to bite her. Cleopatra (39), the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, is believed to have died in August 30 BCE in Alexandria.Main article: Lists of unsolved murders Unsolved deaths Ancient
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