He conquered many lands, sailed many seas, and was finally awarded his own Netflix miniseries, but at the age of 32, the ruler of Macedonia known throughout the ages as Alexander the Great, died in the palace of a Babylonian king shortly after a night of partying. There have been numerous potential explanations as to what happened. In this episode we'll review the case and the leading thoughts as to what brought down this renowned military leader.
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Sources:
(Primary Source) Case Presentation: https://archive.hshsl.umaryland.edu/bitstream/handle/10713/6826/AlexanderTheGreat_1996.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Overview: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9078372/
Alex the Great: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
GBS: https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery
GBS2: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122115006.htm
Early pronouncement of death: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-alexander-great-pronounced-dead-prematurely-180971419/
Pancreatitis:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537191/
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