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There is a lot of speculation that Alexander died of poisoning from his own men, namely those who followed Cassander. Cassander, along with other Macedonians, Greeks resented Alexander for trying to incorporate those he conquered into his army, including marrying them off to "Asian" "Bactrian" or any other non-Greek woman.
Alexander himself married Roxanne, a Bactrian, which angered his close companions and army. However it seems that malaria is more than likely the culprit, after having contracted it while he was in India before heading back to Babylon where he died not long after. All the symptoms described in the history books suggest malaria.
If you can get past the camp and melodrama of the movie Alexander the story line shows that Alexander becomes increasingly "oriental" as in "Asian" (in the ancient world sense) as he travels with his army across the known world and incorporates those he conquers into his traveling army.
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What caused Alexander the great die?
Malaria
What happened to the empire upon Alexander the great death?
The death of Alexander the Great caused his unified empire to be split three ways under his top generals. This caused a great deal of unrest in what was Alexander's empire.
What did experts believed caused the downfall of the Shang dynasty?
the great gap between rich and poor
Why does Alexander become pharaoh?
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What caused the downfall of the Shang dynasty?
What caused the downfall of the Shang Dynasty was that Shang Zhou's army was defeated by the Zhou people at the Battle of Muye.
What caused Alexander the great die?
Malaria
What caused the spread of Hellenism?
Alexander the great
What happened to the empire upon Alexander the great death?
The death of Alexander the Great caused his unified empire to be split three ways under his top generals. This caused a great deal of unrest in what was Alexander's empire.
Experts believe.... caused the downfall of the shang dynasty?
the great gap between rich and poor
What caused Persian Empire to fall?
Alexander The Great
What caused the Persian to fall?
The carefully planned and executed successful assault by Alexander the great.
What caused the empires to collapsed?
Its defeat and takeover by Alexander the great.
What caused the Persian to collapse?
Its defeat and takeover by Alexander the great.
What did experts believed caused the downfall of the Shang dynasty?
the great gap between rich and poor
What caused the fall of the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great took conquered it and took it over as his own empire.
What caused the Persian Empire to collapse?
Its defeat and takeover by Alexander the Great.
What was the greatest cause of Alexander's downfall?
He died prematurely.
