Alexander the Great killed by toxic bacteria?

Friday, July 16, 2010 - 15:07 in Earth & Climate

An extraordinarily toxic bacterium harbored by the "infernal" Styx River might have been the fabled poison rumored to have killed Alexander the Great (356 - 323 B.C.) more than 2,000 years ago, according to a scientific-meets-mythic detective study. Alexander the Great - Greece - Styx River - History - Ancient

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