12-20-2005, 09:15 PM
Khairete,
I just came across a Weblog article from a couple of years ago.
This refers to a Channel 5 presentation called 'Alexander the Great's Mysterious Death'.
It states:
This documentary followed a former Scotland Yard detective in his attempts to shed some light on the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander the Great at the age of 32; just before he was about to go and sort out the rest of the known world.
Enlisting the help of toxicologists, experts on tropical diseases and historians he explored several theories, two examples of which were West Nile Fever (recently a problem in the US, this map illustrating the number of cases in US states) and possible multiple poisonings with White Hellebore over the 12 days it took for him to die. The detective was unconvinced by the poisoning theory, finding the idea of Aristotle being involved in a plot to poison his former pupil unlikely.
[url:rhw1l9m6]http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/2003/10/alexander_the_g.html[/url]
Does anyone on here have an alternative theory...and want to discuss possible options?
I will see if I can get a copy of the program.
regards
Arthes
I just came across a Weblog article from a couple of years ago.
This refers to a Channel 5 presentation called 'Alexander the Great's Mysterious Death'.
It states:
This documentary followed a former Scotland Yard detective in his attempts to shed some light on the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander the Great at the age of 32; just before he was about to go and sort out the rest of the known world.
Enlisting the help of toxicologists, experts on tropical diseases and historians he explored several theories, two examples of which were West Nile Fever (recently a problem in the US, this map illustrating the number of cases in US states) and possible multiple poisonings with White Hellebore over the 12 days it took for him to die. The detective was unconvinced by the poisoning theory, finding the idea of Aristotle being involved in a plot to poison his former pupil unlikely.
[url:rhw1l9m6]http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/2003/10/alexander_the_g.html[/url]
Does anyone on here have an alternative theory...and want to discuss possible options?
I will see if I can get a copy of the program.
regards
Arthes
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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