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dixiegrrrrl

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2. By train or bus?

Reply to rug (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 08:59 PM

Aug 2013

Those damn math problems ALWAYS have a train or bus in them...

But, in this case, we probably have to stick to camels.

Let's see...if a caravan of 20 camels can carry one dead guy an average of 10 miles a day,
how long would it take a procession of a civilization to go 1200 miles with 1,000 camels?

Pencils out, everyone.

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Have archaeologists discovered the grave of Alexander the Great ? [View all] dipsydoodle Aug 2013 OP

He died 1200 miles away in Babylon. In the summer. rug Aug 2013 #1

By train or bus? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #2

WelL, I wouldn't want to smell the body by the time it got there. rug Aug 2013 #3

I wouldn't much want to smell the 1000 camels either petronius Aug 2013 #6

If he was mummified first it would not matter how long it took. oneshooter Aug 2013 #7

Or, they could have reinterred the body in the tomb after it was finished. rug Aug 2013 #8

It was not uncommon to pack corpses in salt Nevernose Aug 2013 #10

Thanks, I'll sleep well tonight. rug Aug 2013 #12

If not his tomb, could it be a memorial to him after his death? Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #4

were there no other kings? David Krout Aug 2013 #5

This is a good point Nevernose Aug 2013 #11

The Elusive Tomb of Alexander struggle4progress Aug 2013 #9

His life was pretty amazing LittleBlue Aug 2013 #13