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He conquered the West with clear goals, and he used his wisdom to build a huge empire of 5 million square kilometers.
He is physically strong and ambitious, and his EQ and IQ are unparalleled.
He is invincible and invincible, and he proves with practical actions that the "Son of God" is not a false claim.
However, it was such a good king, who was mistaken for "God", but died suddenly when he was less than 33 years old.
The cause of his death has been a mystery for more than 2,000 years...
The historian's debate: what caused the death
Alexander III, who was born on 20 July 356 BC in Pera (the capital of the ancient Macedonian kingdom), was elected the new king by Antipater, a highly respected military minister, at the age of 20. At this point, the young, invincible, courageous and resourceful Alexander III began to create a legend in the world.
In late May 323 BC, when the able-bodied Alexander the Great was preparing to further conquer Arabia and other regions after returning to Babylon, he suddenly fell ill after a grand dinner party due to a fever that did not subside, and even the skilled imperial doctors in the court could not help. It was only 10 days from the onset of illness to his death (June 10, 323 BC), more than one month before he turned 33 years old. The cause of his death has long been controversial and varied.
Portrait of Aristotle. Despite the fact that his students were kings, Aristotle did not stay with the king.
Confusing: The killer seems to be everywhere
It is also said that a high-ranking Macedonian officer, fearing that he would be the target of Alexander the Great's next purge, went to consult a well-known prophet how he could avoid the purge of the p The prophet told him that Hephaestian (Alexander the Great's closest friend) and Alexander the Great would soon die.
A few days later, Hephaestian died, and in the same year Alexander the Great also died, and both died of a sudden and persistent fever after drinking pure wine. From a pharmacological point of view, most physicians consider this condition to be chronic pinnaline poisoning. Coincidentally, Aristotle's disciple Theophrastus (botanist) mentioned the use and dosage of this substance, and said that to hide its bitterness, put it in pure wine.
Another version says that Aristotle moved the hand, because he found that what he had cultivated was a scourge. According to the Greek historian Plutarch (c. 46-120) of the Roman Empire in his book "Famous Greco-Roman Biographies", Alexander initially spoke highly of Aristotle, respecting and loving him more than his father, but gradually became suspicious of him. Although he never actually harmed him, his teacher-student relationship was gone, and the two gradually drifted apart. Facing the moody Alexander the Great, Aristotle once said, "No one is free to endure such a rule." ”
Aristotle's conspiracy: Give him a glass of chronic poisoned wine
The first is that he was poisoned to death.
Regarding the cause of Alexander the Great's death, the ancient Greek historian Arian (c. 95-180) recorded in detail in the "Alexander Expeditions" that the trusted general Antipater gave Alexander the Great a medicine, and this medicine was sent to Alexander the Great by Antipater's son Cassander, and Alexander the Great suddenly fell ill after taking this medicine. Antipater wanted to kill his king because not long ago, Alexander the Great had just removed him from office, and he was worried that he would soon have his life in danger, so he asked the drinking officer Eolus, who was another son of Antipater, to poison Alexander the Great, so the whole poisoning process went smoothly. It is quite tortuous that it was Aristotle who helped Antipater to prepare poison, and why did Aristotle, as a teacher, poison his students? It is said that it was because Alexander the Great executed Aristotle's nephew in the barracks, and he was determined to take revenge.
Although no one suspected that Alexander the Great had been poisoned to death, five years later, Olympias, who was the Great's mother, executed Aoras and many others, and ordered Aiolar's ashes to be scattered into the wind, because it was presumed that he had poisoned him. Many historians have also pointed out that the man who could come up with such a scheme and offer it to Antipater was Aristotle, and the poison was also dispensed by Aristotle. There are also theories that he died of poisoning by sneezing rootwort, and that conspirators may have included his wife, Roxana. However, theories about poisoning were questioned because such chronic poisons could not have existed in ancient Greece at the time.
Malaria caused by a glass of wine: "walking" too hurriedly
Statue of Aristotle. He was a pupil of Plato, a teacher of Alexander. As an encyclopedic scientist, he has contributed to almost every discipline.
The second version is death from a malignant disease.
According to the book "Royal Diary" (dedicated to Alexander's life), Alexander died of falciparum malaria. In this regard, the ancient Greek historian Arian also held this view, he wrote in the book that Alexander's malaria was contracted in the jungle of the Tigris River, coupled with his years of battle, his body was injured in many places, and his resistance would naturally decline, so he was easily infected. In addition, he had drunk a large amount of pure wine at banquets before the onset of the illness, which also contributed to the further deterioration of his condition.
For Alexander the Great before his death, the ancient Greek writers Athineos and Plutarch have detailed records in their respective writings, he suddenly had abdominal pain, and Alexander the Great did not leave the banquet because of physical discomfort, but drank a full glass of pure wine at the end of the banquet. After the banquet, his body began to show symptoms of high fever, which the court doctors were helpless, and under the torment of the painful illness, Alexander the Great had to soak in the bathtub all day to cool down, and after the high fever that lasted for 10 days, Alexander the Great's life ended.
In this regard, the Soviet scholar Girgeev (the book "Ancient Greece") and the American scholar Gauller (the book "The New Biography of Alexander") also held this view in their respective works.
The tragic price of beauty: the invisible killer in the crown
The third theory is that he died by laser irradiation.
The sudden death of Alexander the Great at a young age and at the peak of his career attracted great attention from the world. Many experts and scholars collected information, investigated and analyzed, and concluded that the real cause of death of Alexander the Great was long-term laser irradiation.
Who could have mastered laser technology more than 2,000 years ago? And used to kill? It turned out that after Alexander the Great conquered Persia in 331 BC, a nobleman in the city presented Alexander the Great with a crown encrusted with precious stones. And it was a very large, purple ruby with a purple glow. Alexander the Great loved this beautiful shining crown. Scientists have found that rubies emit a special natural laser light when exposed to the sun. Alexander the Great lost his life from natural laser irradiation for a long time.
One of the historical treasures of the British Museum: the marble head of Alexander the Great, carved around 200 BC. Alexander's head , very popular, is widely used in the art world for sketching and watercolor classes.
Death Mystery: The world is struggling to find the mystery
The true cause of Alexander the Great's death has been divided for more than 2,000 years. Some contemporary scholars deny the theory of poisoning, and some scholars do not rule out the statement that they were poisoned. It is not impossible for a high-ranking general who is afraid of being purged and implicated to plot to poison Alexander the Great before his dreams are disillusioned. For example, because of infection with a vicious disease, the high fever does not subside and the death of Huangquan is not completely untrustworthy. For example, wearing a gem-encrusted crown for a long time and dying by laser irradiation is not out of nowhere.
Although more than 2,000 years have passed since Alexander the Great died, historians have been searching for real answers in the face of the mysterious cause of his death.
Deadly Raven: Did the Raven Kill Alexander the Great?
The reasons for Alexander the Great's early death have always attracted the world's conjecture and speculation like a fog. So, how exactly did he die? In this regard, in December 2003, two scientists in the United States, speculating (combined with examples) based on relevant data, concluded: "Alexander the Great died of encephalitis caused by West Nile virus. ”
The supporting material of these two scientists is: the ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch recorded in his writings that in 323 BC, when Alexander the Great entered Babylon, he happened to fly over a group of crows vying for food, flying and flying, and suddenly a crow fell to the ground and died. This is the same symptom of West Nile virus infection in birds in New York, USA, in 1999, when the birds suddenly fell from mid-air to their deaths, and then people in the city contracted the disease. Secondly, encephalitis causes paralysis in the human body, and according to the "Royal Diary", Alexander the Great was paralyzed in the lower body during the last days of a persistent high fever. This is also the same as the illness caused by West Nile virus in 1999.
Crow "kills" said: disease experts express doubt
Thomas Mather, a disease expert at Rhode Airland University, does not agree with the statement that "Alexander the Great died of encephalitis caused by West Nile virus"! He believes that usually only the elderly or people with weakened immune systems can be infected by the West Nile virus, and that people like Alexander the Great are unlikely to be infected and die. In terms of disease, what kind of disease took Alexander the Great's life, historians have been different.
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