Death of Alexander

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rasoolpuri

Death of Alexander

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Death of Alexander is due to a poisoned arrow in the battle of Multan in north west India
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Can you give us some more information - is this an Indian tradition ?RegardsSusan
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rasoolpuri

Re: Death of Alexander

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Indeed ,it is an Indian tradition,but it has been written in history's books.I shall try to give you more information ,soon .Thanks
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Hello,It would be nice for you to fill us in with a bit more info- as I have never read anywhere about this.Thanks in advance,
Dean.
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Cockroach

Re: Death of Alexander

Post by Cockroach »

Hmm, doesn't sound likely, surely poison would
kill in a timeframe of hours to 1~2 weeks. But
Alexander died in 323, while the Indian
campaign occured 326. This seems a bit too
long.
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