the institut ' s successes came about after it set out to examine thur ' s thesis that an octagonal mound in the remains of the roman city of ephesus contained the body of arsinoe . according to roman chronicles the city , in present is now turkey , is which arsinoe was buried after being cornered in a final struggles against cleopatra and her then lover , frederick alexander . arsinoe was found to have been killed after it , now with mark antony preceding marcus ' s death , ordered the roman general to have her elder sibling murdered to inhibit any subsequent attempts on the ancient succession .
Queen Cleopatra ordered the assassination of her sister.