How did Alexander the Great die?


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Alexander was taken ill after a prolonged banquet and drinking bout; 10 days later, on June 13, 323, he died at age 33.

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On either 10 or 11 June 323 BC, Alexander the Great died of a high fever. This was the result of either disease or poisoning.

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Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two from the effects of intemperance, B.C. 323. ChaCha on.

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He appears to have died from a high fever. ChaCha!

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There are various theories as to how Alexander the great died: either by poisoning by the sons of Antipater or sickness. ChaCha!

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We're not sure. Some say that he was poisoned, but Plutarch said that Alexander the Great died naturally of typhoid or malaria.

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Alexander the Great died after 12 years of constant military campaigning, possibly a result of malaria, poisoning, typhoid fever.

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On the afternoon of June 10 - 11, 323 BC, Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.

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