Discovered the headless Greek king

The giant statue that lost its head to the Greek king was found in an ancient temple in Egypt.

The headless statue found at Taposiris Magna temple is believed to be owned by King Ptolemy IV . (Photo: National Geographic).

For the past 5 years archaeologists dig around Taposiris Magna Temple - about 45 km west of the Egyptian city of Alexandria - hoping to find the grave of the famous queen Cleopatra and her lover, General Marcus Antonius .

Recently they found a black granite statue 1.8 m high and without a head, National Geographic said. Experts believe that this is a statue of King Ptolemy IV because they saw a sign engraved with this king's name near the statue. The board is also made of black granite.

Ptolemy IV was one of many Ptolemy kings. The founder of this dynasty came from Greece. The Ptolemy dynasty ruled Egypt from 332 to 30 BC.

In addition to the statue, the archaeological team also found a board with Greek letters and hieroglyphs under the temple foundation. The words indicate that Ptolemy IV ruled Egypt from 221 to 205 BC and himself ordered the construction of the temple.

Previously, many experts thought the temple was built during the reign of Ptolemy II - the ruling from 282 to 246 BC.