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Didn't Alexander die of poisoning, not combat wound?
by choicewords 10y ago
Didn't Alexander die of poisoning, not combat wound?
- philk10 10y agoI think the poster was implying that if Alexander hadn't used wars for all his gains he might have made more
- stcredzero 10y agoAlso true, but I was saying that he probably could have performed even better through war, if he hadn't been as injured as he was at the end of his campaigns.
- Mz 10y agoProposed causes of Alexander's death included alcoholic liver disease, fever, and strychnine poisoning, but little data support those versions.[15] According to the University of Maryland School of Medicine report of 1998, Alexander probably died of typhoid fever[16] (which, along with malaria, was common in ancient Babylon[17]). In the week before Alexander's death, historical accounts mention chills, sweats, exhaustion and high fever, typical symptoms of infectious diseases, including typhoid fever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alexander_the_Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
- stcredzero 10y agoHis decreased health at the end of his life was largely due to wounds from fighting. He probably would have been able to carry on his campaign longer, and would have made better decisions at the end of it, if his health were better.