In 323 BC Alexander was returning to Babylon, very depressed after the death of his childhood friend, Hephaestion. Suddenly Alexander fell very ill and would die not long after. It is believed that on May 29, after drinking heavily at a banquet, Alexander felt extremely sick, and had to be rushed to bed. Immediately troops starting wondering about what had happened, and finally the generals lt the soldiers have a look at the captain before he died. The day later, on either June 10th or 11th, according to historians, Alexander the Great died. His officers fought over his empire for forty years after Alexander’s death, and they divided his massive land. It was the final resting place of Alexander, and his legacy.
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