Well I was watching the movie and I got really curious, plus i am doing a report about him and i think it would be really interesting.
2007-11-25 08:21:42 · 19 answers · asked by rhine100 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There is this guy that works at the deli on my block and everyone calls him "Hakeem the Great", so maybe he is.
2007-11-25 08:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is still controversy over this mystery. Even a relatively short time after Alexander's death, there were accusations that he had been poisoned, but there is actually no proof that he was. One of the most credible theories at the moment is that he died from Malaria, but many other diseases have been put forward - some more seriously than others: typhoid, West Nile Virus, or even that he died from a bite from a monkey (but that last is complete rubbish). Some people also think that he died of alcohol poisoning. It is true that Alexander drank heavily at times, as did all Macedonians, but there is nothing to suggest that he was an alcoholic (more like a binge-drinker, really); and certainly the description of his collapse and final illness seems to fit more with malaria than with alcoholism. The truth is that we don't know, and probably will never know. Once people have picked on a theory that they like it is very hard to change their minds. In my own opinion, while I don't know enough about the medical side and therefore have to accept the explanations that are given to me, I certainly don't subscribe to the poisoning theory.
2016-05-25 22:17:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that he may have some descendants but it is highly unlikely any of them could prove it. Although Alexander married, he is believed by many to have been gay, so we cannot know whether he ever fathered a child.
What is certain is that the soldiers of his armies definitely have descendants, in places like Afghanistan, and parts of the Middle East that came under his control.
2007-11-25 08:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by marguerite L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Probably many, but so far removed that it'd be next to impossible to prove.
2) I just wanted to say that these are some of the funniest answers I've read to a question in a long time, particularly #2 and "Hakeem the Great." Heh.
2007-11-25 10:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people from that are of the world would be related to him.
More than 2000 years ago, that is 80 generations!
For each generation you have 2 ancestors (parents)
2*2*2...... (80 times) that is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ancestors
many times more than the world population!!!
2007-11-25 08:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by Zee Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He had one legitimate child, a son, who was assassinated at age 13 (I'd assume before fathering any children of his own). Some sources cite an illegitimate child, and hint that others might be possible, but this would likely be rather difficult to verify and document.
2007-11-25 08:38:07 · answer #6 · answered by Katie W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Alexander the Great only had one son and he died before he reached adulthood. I mean he probably has nieces and nephews and cousins and all that jazz, but that's difficult to look up.
2007-11-25 08:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by Chelsea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting to annoy relatives of an ancient ruler?
2007-11-25 08:23:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are people related to him but they are distant in genes now.
2007-11-25 08:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by Thoughts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm descended from Abraham Lincoln :)
2007-11-25 08:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Em 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋