Archeologists hope tunnel under Egyptian temple leads to long-lost tomb of CleopatraUncovered tunnel, located more than 13 meters underground, has been described by Egyptian authorities as a ‘geometric miracle’Tobias (Toby) Siegal is a breaking news editor and contributor to The Times of Israel.Cleopatra was the queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 BC until her death in 30 BC, when Rome took over the land.The love affairs and power struggles she waged with Roman dictator Julius Caesar and Roman politician Mark Antony are believed to have had a significant impact on the course of Egyptian and Roman history, with the latter immortalized by William Shakespeare in his play “Antony and Cleopatra.”“This is the first time that any archeologist has found tunnels, passages underground [and] inside the enclosure walls of the temple,” Martinez said, noting that if the find does lead to Cleopatra’s tomb, it would be “the most important discovery of the 21st century.”Martinez has been working at the Taposiris Magna Temple and actively searching for the lost tomb for over 15 years.Martinez’s team unearthed several notable artifacts under the temple during their recent mission, including coins bearing the names of Queen Cleopatra and Alexander the Great, as well as ancient statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis.Previous excavations at the site have also uncovered mummies with golden tongues and a cemetery that contains mummies facing the temple, both signs of a royal tomb being located nearby, according to Martinez."