The death of Alexander the Great is still shrouded in mystery to this day. Many historians have made attempts to explain exactly what had happened, but have come to many contrasting conclusions. The undoubted is that Alexander was poisoned, but we do not exactly know why. The most justifiable and believable reasoning for the cause and the events leading up to the death of Alexander the Great are noted to be the murder of his …showed first 75 words of 617 total…

…showed last 75 words of 617 total…his tired troops. As we can see, these events all lead up to the death of Alexander. What was once a well respectable and noble King lost all power from greed, and hatred. From the events of his tutor’s neglected knowledge, the death of his father and his power craving ambition have all led to the downfall of Alexander the Great. These are the undoubted reasons for such a young healthy King to die.