The death of Alexander

[Stelius]

I think that it is very hard to pick a theory for what actually did kill Alexander. But I am going to give it a try. The best way I think is to rule out theories and see what is left. So for starters let’s rule out the poisoning theory. There is only one poison (strychnine) in the world that matches the described symptoms and that poison was first discovered in 1818. But it is known to have been used earlier as a more primitive form. But I seriously doubt that it had been used 2000 years earlier to kill Alexander. I think this theory is made up only to sell books to conspiracy theorists.

We can rule out alcohol poisoning. The symptoms simply do not match.

We can also rule out West Nile virus encephalitis, it is not old enough to have been able to kill Alexander. ( http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/Eid/vol10no7/ ... 96_320.htm The third letter is from Massimo Galli, Flavia Bernini, and Gianguglielmo Zehender and proves that West Nile virus could not have killed Alexander.)

Malaria is a tricky theory. As described here http://www.grahamphillips.net/Alexander/Theories.htm Dr James Maynard ruled out malaria, but I can only find one source of his study and I think that it is very questionable. So I don not rule out malaria but I don not think that it killed Alexander. This theory does not explain why Alexander’s body did not decompose.

So my belief is that it was typhoid fever ( http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/bug.htm ). It matches all the symptoms and it explains why Alexander’s body did not decompose. And I have not found any proof to counter this theory, but please try.

[Phalanx Pursos]

Alexander of Macedon sustained many battle injuries, other than that did he and his men almost die from dehydration from marching through the desert. That in combination with tropical diseases & alcoholism could have been fatal, exhaustion might have played a significant role in the death of Alexander the great. There are motives for a conspiration, maybe his own men arranged the plot or maybe the Greeks were afraid of Alexander's return.

Alexander of Macedon served his duties in taking down the Persian hegemony.

[jan]

I believe that Alexander died from his gi tract, and possibly an ulcerated stomach.