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Porthonians.If and whenever the body of Alexander were to be found? In your opinions what would be the obvios signs it was actually Alexander?I mentioned damage to the rib cage, Where the arrow passed through and extracted again. Then as we know Augustus broke off his nose when he touched it.Can anyone else think of any tell tale signs a body would be that of ALexander?Kenny

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I had to reregister. With an extra x I accidently logged out and couldnt find my password any where.Just to save confusion.Kenny

Hail Kleenex, I just read in a statement by Arrian that his body had not decomposed. Thus, proving he is a god. And as all good gods go, his body would have healed and would have shown no telltale signs at all. NO scars! Just the whole man! Hail Alexander!Jan

Hail Kleenex, I just read in a statement by Arrian that his body had not decomposed. Thus, proving he is a god. And as all good gods go, his body would have healed and would have shown no telltale signs at all. NO scars! Just the whole man! Hail Alexander!Jan

Oh,I had another thought about your lists of scars. Alexander suffered so many that he would look like Fearless Fosdick of Al Kapp's Lil Abner fame. But again, remember, Kenny, that the gods and goddesses protected Alexander and would have had him restored immediately for entrance into the Olympian fields. He would be whole and perfect.

Oh,I had another thought about your lists of scars. Alexander suffered so many that he would look like Fearless Fosdick of Al Kapp's Lil Abner fame. But again, remember, Kenny, that the gods and goddesses protected Alexander and would have had him restored immediately for entrance into the Olympian fields. He would be whole and perfect.

There would be only one bone indication we're sure of - a splintered fibula. Could be a broken rib or breastbone with the arrow wound. The sources do not agree which and it could possibly be neither. Considering relative humidity and the age of the bones, it would be difficult to make a positive identification. A missing nose is quite common with mummies. One would hope to find some of his documents or personal effects with him but that would be wishful thinking since it is quite evident his tomb was pilfered. An inscription of some type would probably be the definitive identification.

There would be only one bone indication we're sure of - a splintered fibula. Could be a broken rib or breastbone with the arrow wound. The sources do not agree which and it could possibly be neither. Considering relative humidity and the age of the bones, it would be difficult to make a positive identification. A missing nose is quite common with mummies. One would hope to find some of his documents or personal effects with him but that would be wishful thinking since it is quite evident his tomb was pilfered. An inscription of some type would probably be the definitive identification.

In the unlikely event that his corpse was still in some state of cohesiveness, we would look for that slight curvature of his spine at the neck, and the prominent brow ridge on his skull. I would also expect severe wear and tear in the joint areas where ligaments attached to bone. Likely would have had a degenerated back from constantly being jostled about on horseback. I would expect a Ca deficiency in his bones as well. Who knows, even a few blonde locks of hair still curling around the skull.

In the unlikely event that his corpse was still in some state of cohesiveness, we would look for that slight curvature of his spine at the neck, and the prominent brow ridge on his skull. I would also expect severe wear and tear in the joint areas where ligaments attached to bone. Likely would have had a degenerated back from constantly being jostled about on horseback. I would expect a Ca deficiency in his bones as well. Who knows, even a few blonde locks of hair still curling around the skull.