A re-assessment of Alexander the Great's death, exposing a conspiracy
by Alexander's generals after his death to undermine his empire.
Alexander the Great conquered the largest empire the world had ever seen
while still in his twenties but fell fatally ill in Babylon before
reaching 33 years old. His wife Roxanne was still pregnant with what
would be his only legitimate son, so there was no clear-cut heir. The
surviving accounts of his dying days differ on crucial detail, with the
most popular version claiming Alexander uttered 'to the strongest' when
asked to nominate a successor on his deathbed. Decades of 'civil war'
ensued as Alexander's hard-won empire was torn asunder by generals in
the bloody 'funeral games' his alleged final words heralded in. The
fighting for supremacy inevitably led to the extermination of his
bloodline.
But was Alexander really so short-sighted and irresponsible?
Finally, after 2,340 years, the mystery is unravelled. In a forensic
first, David Grant presents a compelling case for what he terms the
'greatest succession cover up of all time'. Alexander's lost Last Will
and Testament is given new credibility and Grant deciphers events that
led to its erasure from history by the generals who wanted to carve up
the empire for themselves.