How Did Alexander The Great Die?
I’m a classical scholar who studied this – here’s how he died: On the afternoon of June 10 – 11, 323 BC, Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon. He was just one month shy of attaining 33 years of age. Various theories have been proposed for the cause of his death which include poisoning by the sons of Antipater or others, sickness that followed a drinking party, or a relapse of the malaria he had contracted in 336 BC. It is known that on May 29, Alexander participated in a banquet organized by his friend Medius of Larissa. After some heavy drinking, immediately before or after a bath, he was forced into bed due to severe illness. The rumors of his illness circulated with the troops causing them to be more and more anxious. On June 9, the generals decided to let the soldiers see their king alive one last time. They were admitted to his presence one at a time. While the king was too ill to speak, confined himself to move his hand. The day aft
NEW YORK, Jun 23 (Reuters) — After a lifetime of conquest, Alexander the Great was himself conquered by illness on June 10, 323 BC. Now, millennia later, a team of medical experts suggest that Alexander did not die of poisoning or alcohol intoxication, as previously thought, but succumbed to typhoid fever, complicated by bowel perforation and ascending paralysis. Researchers led by Dr. David Oldach at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, believe that this paralysis may explain why Alexander’s body appeared resistant to putrefaction — the paralysis “may have given the impression of death before it actually occurred.” The team’s report was published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine. Born a Macedonian prince in 356 BC, Alexander ascended the throne at the age of 20, marched off to conquer Persia by age 22, and had reached India by age 30. Three years later, after a night of heavy drinking, Alexander fell into an illness characterized by fever, chills,
