Was Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? Inside the wild theories for what happened to the iconic ruler's body.

An illustration of Alexander the Great.

When Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., 13 years after building one of the world's largest empires, he left what would become one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in archaeology.

Researchers have hotly debated where Alexander the Great is buried, with theories ranging from his homeland in Macedonia (now Greece) to Egypt.