Daily #20

Alexander the Great’s death was very unexpected and most people did not see it coming. There were many theories behind his death, but the one of the main ones says that Alexander had been drinking the night before his death. He then developed a fever, which turned severely worse, and his health was drastically declining. Alexander died on June 10, 323 B.C.E, and this surprised almost everyone. Many of the theories of Alexander’s death mostly involve him drinking alcohol and dying from a terrible disease caused by the alcohol. The body of Alexander was placed in a gold sarcophagus, and it was buried, but then it was transferred to Alexandria. At this point in time, most of the people of Macedonia were confused and did not know what to do for the future of their powerful empire. It was like everything was going right at one point, but then everything went downhill after the death of Alexander the Great. Macedonia was now in a state of chaos and something needed to be done so order could be restored and so other areas of the world would not take advantage of the struggling Macedonia. I think the first thing that should have been done is that Macedonia should find a new leader to replace Alexander as soon as possible. If this could happen, I think Macedonia could continue to be the strongest empire in the world if a new leader could restore order in society. This would have to be the first thing to be done. The second thing that should be done is for the new Macedonian leader to keep trying to conquer as much land as possible so they can regain their status as the world’s elite empire. These two steps would definitely help Macedonia keep on track after the sudden death of Alexander the Great.