Alexander Dies at 32: Empire Shatters Without Heir
He conquered from Greece to the edge of India in thirteen years, starting at twenty years old. Alexander the Great died in Babylon at thirty-two, during a banquet. Some historians say fever, probably typhoid. Others suspect poison. Either way, he hadn't named a successor. "To the strongest," he supposedly said when asked. His generals immediately went to war with each other. Within fifty years, the empire he built had been carved into five separate kingdoms. All of them spoke Greek.
June 11, 323 BC
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