Tuesday, April 1, 2014

How did Alexander the Great actually die when he was on his way back home from India?

According to the University of Maryland School of Medicine
report of 1998, Alexander probably died of typhoid fever.n the week before Alexander's
death, historical accounts mention chills, sweats, exhaustion and high fever, typical
symptoms of infectious diseases, including typhoid
fever.


Previous most popular theories hold that Alexander
either died of malaria or was poisoned.


Alexander died
between the evening of June 10 and the evening of June 11, 323 BC.This happened in the
palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon.

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