The virtual museum for Alexander the Great, one of the most famous Greek warriors and rulers, is expected to be finished by the end of 2015, said archaeologist Angeliki Kottaridi on Monday at an event held at Ianos bookstore.

Ms. Kottaridi, who is the initiator of the project, noted that the museum aspires to present via the internet Alexander’s personality and legacy to the whole world. The material of the virtual museum consists of a five hour documentary, seven thematic units, 304 objects that will help the visitors explore aspects of the Hellenistic world and 3,500 texts.

It should be noted that the above mentioned material spans from the beginning of Macedonia until the modern time references to the great king.

Kottaridi also commented on the excavation at Casta Tomb in Amphipolis, expressing the belief that the monument includes more than one phase and that the findings date back to the 2nd century BC.

Criticizing the excavation team, she said that the Greek archaeologists working at Amphipolis made the mistake of taking hypothesis as a given fact.

More specifically, she said that the hypothesis that a member of Alexander’s family is buried in the tomb may be impressive to many people, but no scientist should say such things without strong evidence.

“When you make such claims without proof to support them, you have a problem,” she said.

The archaeologist also ruled out the possibility of Alexander being buried in Amphipolis. “The only thing certain is that Alexander the Great is not there. When I first wrote this, many people told me they were disappointed as they wished he was buried there. However, I am not interested in finding Alexander’s remains, I am not interested in finding buried bones and I do not believe I will. I would rather search for his living memory,” she stressed.