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It is this true date of his dead?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:13 am
by me
On this day13jun05
323 BC GÇô Death of Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, of malaria aged 33.
Re: It is this true date of his dead?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:58 pm
by marcus
Hi "me you",Well ... there's still a bit of debate over the exact day, but I'm more than happy to commemorate it today. Strictly speaking he was probably still only 32, but only a month shy of being 33; and some people still think it *wasn't* malaria ... but other than that ... :-)ATBMarcus
Re: It is this true date of his dead?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:17 am
by abm
indeed not everyone assumes he died on the 11th, but the 13th of june is out of the question for quite a while now.you can find relevant literature at
http://www.ancientlibrary.com/wcd/Alexa ... athregards,
abm