Summary:

Fragments of Alexander's Royal Journal survive which describe his final illness and death, but historians have doubted their authenticity. This article argues that the Journal must be genuine, because Ephippus, a man once employed by Alexander, wrote a commentary upon it. This leads to the conclusion that the King is likely to have died of a fever, rather than through poisoning.

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