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1. Alexander died by being poisoned by Iollas and his conspirators at his own celebration. He was poisoned once and his celebration, then with a feather stuck down his throat to make him vomit and another time before his death.

2. He was poisoned

3. he was poisoned by Iollas, who was commanded by Antipater

4. Assuming Antipater commanded Iollas, it would have been because Antipater disagreed with the way he ran his empire

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1. he got drunk and became ill

2. became very ill and eventually died

3.Medius of Larrisa invited him to a drinking-bout, but i would not place responsibility on him completely

4. not killed intentionally, may have gotten himself into this situation.

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1. After a banquet to entertain Nearchus, Alexander was invited to join Medius of Larrisa to a drinking-bout after which he fell ill rapidly and then died within the short space of 6 days.

2. Large amounts of alcohol.

3. Medius of Larrisa invited Alexander to a drinking-bout, could be seen as the responsible one.

4. Possibly not killed intentionally but Medius of Larissa could have murdered him?

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1. Following Hephaestion death, Alexander felt great remorse and sorrow. He began to imagine signs that he was about to be overthrown, such as when an ordinary man defied his position and sat on his throne. Medius encouraged him to stay and continue drinking, despite Alexander's doubts. He kept drinking and soon felt feverish. Alexander retired to his bed chamber, had a bath and sacrificed to the gods, but his fever continued. Over the next couple days his fever worsened and he eventually died.

2. Arrian understands that Alexander's death by fever is a more likely scenario, however, he mentions the rumours of a poisoning. He believed the

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1. After a series of bad omens and negative prophecies Alexander became wracked with paranoia.

The entire palace was plagued with constant sacrificial ceremonies, purifying and fearful predictions of the future. To deal with this Alexander threw a giant banquet in honour of Nearchus to drown his sorrows in wine. Following this Medius invited him to

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46976/46976-h/46976-h.htm

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Go to library.acu.edu.au and search for "The Romance of Alexander the Great". I'll come log in for you.

Then try page 150.

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http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008158407;view=1up;seq=523

Try page 513 of Vol. 2

1. Alexander attended a celebration and got really drunk. He then retired to his quarters and later fell ill. Over the course of 6 days, his illness worsened and by the end of the six days he was so exhausted he could barely speak.

2. Illness and consuming large amounts of alcohol.

3. Medius of Larrisa may be seen as the one responsible because they sent invitation.

4. No mention of a murderer.

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http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Alexander*/home.html

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Group : Bucephalus boys (How relevant is this, really? -K)

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Group : Bucephalus boys (How relevant is this, really? -K)

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http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/home.html

1. Alexander Definitely Died

2. This is a rare pic of the feather that toppled Alexander's empire, Aesthetic!

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In a small group, go to the source listed for you below and find the section on Alexander’s death.  From the account given, find out:

1. How he died (the chronology)

2. The cause of death

3. Who was responsible (if anyone)

4. If he was killed, why.

Then, post your results under your group's heading on this padlet.