Dr. Hawass Egypt: Today and Tomorrow

So, continuing on the Egypt thread from my last post, this Sunday Zahi Hawass is going to be in Cincinatti. For those of you who don't know, Dr. Hawass is the world's leading Egyptologist and the Secretary General of the Supreme council of Antiquities in Egypt. It's going to be his first lecture in the US since the revolution and I'm going to be there!!!

Dr. Hawass is going to talk about Egypt today as well as Cleopatra Ptolomy VII and the search for her tomb. Cleopatra, who died as Alexandria fell to Octavian and the Roman empire, was thought to be buried in Alexandria, near the palace. Which is now submerged in present day Alexandria's harbour. But recently, evidence suggests that she may be buried somewhere else west of Alexandria on the Egyptian coast. Cleopatra is kinda my ancient hero; she was a strong queen who did what she had to for her country's survival.

I can't wait to hear Dr. Hawass speak. I'm going to take a notepad and hopefully a camera and get as much as I can.