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Ancient History Theories
Malaria/Illness
Dr. Katherine Hall
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- Alexander may contracted an infection of Campylobacter pylori.
-This was a common bacterium
-This may have made Alexander paralysed without becoming unconsciousness/confused.
- Doctors relied on the presence of or absence of breath. rather than a pulse.
Alexander's death was 6 later than intended
A. W. Woodruff
- Final symptoms of Alexander showed malignant tertian malaria.
- Violent intermittent fever, severe back pain, and progressive loss of consciousness leading to death.
Donald W. Engels
- Presence in the swampy Euphrates/Tigris delta immediately could be how Alexander caught Malaria.
- Malaria was common in those areas especially in summer.
- Alexander's weakened condition due to wounds, exhaustion & heavy drinking could of lead to an infection of Malaria.
- Quotes Arrian that more soldiers died in battle due to illness than wounds.
- Alexander's second attack of malaria.
- Alexander visited Tarsus in Cilicia ( September, 333 BC) and became seriously ill w/ a febrile condition and symptoms similar to his final illness.
- Alexander probably beat his first time of malaria due to him being younger and physically fitter.
Robert Sallares
- Malaria was the most common cause of fevers in the ancient world.
- Symptoms known to us would be compatible with this diagnosis.
Poisoned
Waldemar Heckel
- Alexander's death was planned in order to benefit certain others.
- Originated in 317 B.C.
- Cleitarchus, Curtius, Plutarch and Arrian knew about the poisoning theory but rejected it.
Arrian
- Alexander celebrated w/ Medius at Medius' house.
- Alexander than bathed and slept for the next day and celebrated again the next night
- Next three days he was feverish but still did his daily deeds
- The fever continued and two days later the arming insisted on seeing him, fearing for his death
Bosworth
- Alexander might have been assassinated by unhappy followers.
- May have been due to his progressive megalomania and autocratic tendencies.
- Bosworth presents that a group had been formed to eliminate Alexander.
- This was aimed to balance power among those of the group.
Robert David Milns
- Strychnine was used at Medius' banquet in unmixed wine,
Engels D
- A non lethal version of strychnine was used instead of a lethal variant.
- The lethal variant would've been extremely bitter and easy to detect.
- The symptoms of strychnine poisoning are very obvious and cannot be supported by the symptoms recorded before Alexander died (violent fever, loss of voice, severe back pain).
Physical Wounds
Plutarch
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- Malli. India (325 BC)
- Arrowed pierced his breastplate and chest wall above the nipple, damaging the lung.
- Arrow was cut out with a sword which led to bleeding and Alexander fainted.