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Show World's roilllnt ruoaraL The most costly stnto funeral which has ever taken place was perhaps that of Alexander the (Ireat A round million mil-lion was spent in laying Alexander to bis rest, The body was placed In a coffin of gold, filled with costly nro-matlcs, nro-matlcs, and a diadem was placed on tho head. The funeral car was embellished embel-lished with ornaments of puro gold and Ita welgfit waa so great that It took 84 mules more than a year to convey It from Uabylon to Syria, |