Question

Describe the three possible causes for the death of Alexander the Great. Explain which one you think was the actual cause of his death and why.

Answer 1

In the early May of 323, B.C., Alexander the Great suffered his demise at the age of 32 due to what proved to be a fatal illness. The illness had plagued him through the 10 to 11 days prior to his death, and its origins were slightly unclear.

His death was later concluded to be of natural causes. This conclusion was not arrived at through scientific proof, but instead through the lack thereof...  meaning there were not enough telling signs of another cause that could lead to believing that there was foul play involved in Alexander the Great's death. 

By the time of his death, Alexander’s reign had spanned over the course of almost fifteen years, and had reached from Macedonia all the way throughout Greece and through the expanse of Persia, finally coming to an end along the outer edges of India.

Answer 2

Answer:

Proposed causes of Alexander's death included alcoholic liver disease, fever, and strychnine poisoning, but little data support those versions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alexander_the_Great