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