In June of 323 BCE, Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) died in Babylon. His sudden death before his 33rd birthday has long been a point of speculation: was it disease, old wounds, or murder? Regardless of the cause, history ranks him as one of the greatest of all military commanders, and he "remains the touchstone by which those who embrace the profession of arms measure all things" (Tsouras, xi).
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