What did Alexander The Great die of?

Question

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Answer 1

What killed ancient world conqueror Alexander the Great is still a mystery, pitting scientists who favor West Nile virus against those who lean toward a death from typhoid.
History says that Alexander, king of Macedonia, died at 32 in 323 B.C. after several days of fever in Babylon. However, the cause of the fever was always unclear.
In the fall of 324 Alexander's beloved friend Hephaestion died. Alexander was heartbroken. The following summer Alexander too became ill, and on June 13 he died in Babylon. He was 32. Modern historians have long suspected that he died from malaria, but recently it has been suggested that the culprit was typhoid fever.

Below is the best biographical information I know of for Alexander. the second link is to the "dispute" over the actual cause of death.

Answer 2

Alexander the Great died of a high fever on June 10 or 11 of 323 BC in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon. That is for certain! What caused this fever is the problem. There are two theories regarding this:

[1] Alexander died of poison. It has been thought that that poison was strychnine. Justin and Curtius are the first to have said this. It seems that Cassander, the son of Antipater, viceroy of Greece gave Iollas, his brother, the poison and Iollas gave Alexander the poison because he was the the royal cup bearer. The strongest argument against this theory is the fact that Alexander fell into bed on May 29, after a royal banquet. So almost 2 weeks passed from the time he began to show signs of illness to the time he died. Strychnine kills much more quickly and poisons that kill this slow were unknown in Antiquity!

[2] He died of disease: malaria, typhoid fever, pancreatitis, West Nile virus etc. Probably malaria... Historians agree that Alexander might also have been affected by the treatment of such a disease: hellebore. It's a strong poison that was widely used as a medicine at the time but deadly in large doses. It may have been overused by the impatient king to speed his recovery, with deadly results. Although it seems unlikely, his death was natural. this happened because his body was weakened by stress and heavy drinking.

If it helps you, this is what Plutarch tells us about the event: "certain historians felt obliged to embellish the occasion, and thus invent a tragic and moving finale to a great action. Aristobulus tells us that he was seized with a raging fever, that when he became thirsty he drank wine which made him delirious."

Answer 3

Alexander the Great , Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC — June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of his known world before his death. He did at the age of 32 i.e. on 11th June 323 BC. 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.

Answer 4

The Discovery Channel research that same question. They had a modern detective solve the mystery. He concluded that Alexander poisoned Himself on accident. A herb Rubella (Its been a long time since I saw the show and I don't fully remember the Herb's name, but it started with the letter R) that was used in the days of Alexander as a medicine, if taken too much it can kill. The symptoms of an overdose match the same as his was. Basically The Theory is that he got sick and wanted to get well quickly to began his conquest of the Arabian Peninsula. He made his doctor bump up the dose of the Herb Rubella. He went over and poisoned himself and died.

He dismissed someone poisoning him on prepuce. They had a Honor system and poison was the act of a cowered

Answer 5

On the afternoon of June 10–11, 323 BC, Alexander died 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. Because the king was too ill to speak, he confined himself to moving his hand. The day after, Alexander was dead.

There are theories that he was poisoned but no evidence to back itup. What is known is that in the past he had suffered ill health believed to be caused by a combination of heavy drinking and injuries incurred in battle which is a more likely cause of death.

Answer 6

Heart attack due to drinking cold water after a day in the desert...at least that is a popular story.

Fact is he had some amazing journey behind him and that came with many injuries and illnesses. It could have been any o those..even a disgruntled employee. The true reason is shrouded in the cloak of fictional history.

Answer 7

He after defeating many indian emperors, was on the way to his country...Alexander himself died of a fever, in Babylon. He was 33 years old. ..at the time of his death..
but few say he died somewhere near Moden Afghanistan...

Answer 8

Well there are two versions to the story. 1) he died of malaria from being in swampland so much. 2) He died from alcohol poisoning from frequent partying after battle victories. I think i might have been a combination of both.

Answer 9

noone knows for sure...

returned malaria from childhood is mostly denoted, but maybe it was a typhus or westnile fever

Answer 10

According to my history book which briefly touched on his death - it was a fever.