(these answers only represent our
personal opinion and may be treated as mere speculation by the more skeptical
of you)
Was Alexander poisoned or died of typhoid/malaria?
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According to one ancient source, Alexander died from
dysenteria, accompanied by prolonged indigestion. Here comes an ancient
legend. His doctor, among the best in the world then, prepared a very powerful
medicine which could literally stop the flow in the river due to strong
coagulation power. However, the medicine needed to stay in the sun for
some time in order to become ready for internal consumption. The medicine
was hanged on a tree exposed to sunlight and at one moment a crow came
down and pushed the container so that it fell it down and spilled the liquid
on the ground. Alexander could not wait for a new medicine and passed away
soon after that.
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Another source claims he died from typhoid or malaria.
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As far as we know, he was poisoned by a group of
conspirators among his generals.
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In any case, it doesn't really matter, as the decision
to revoke him had been taken already by that time and the Shield removed.
The mission could not be carried any further under the circumstances
and so he could not spend any more time in that body. He had to prepare
for an even more important incarnation.
Was Alexander a son of God?
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He was, as is everyone else in the Universe. Alexander
was just one of the few people who maintain a continuous mental and spiritual
communication with God or rather with one's own Heart, one's inner voice,
a sparkle of the Absolute which is the true Father of all of us, humans,
gods and angels. He was also in occasional contact with the Hierarchy of
Light
and its Head, whom he called Zeus or Ammon. His mission was clearly explained
to him by the Oracle of Ammon in Siwa oasis and by Egyptian priests in
Thebes. Unfortunately, he lost the direct connection soon after he estranged
his beloved better half, Melissa, who was entrusted the possession of the
Chintamani Stone, a gift from Orion and a link to Heavens. Having lost
immediate contact with the Stone, he soon strayed away from the destined
path and suffered greatly as a result. He did not complete his mission
and died when the Hierarchy of Light decided to withdraw him and wait until
better times come given his failure to overcome his chief vices - pride
and anger. According to the Teaching of Living Ethics, Alexander was tasked
with uniting Europe and Asia in a world brotherhood based on political,
economic, cultural and spiritual unity but succeeded only to a certain
extent.
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Holy Qur'an confirms that Alexander was a Messenger
of God with a mission similar to that of Christ and Mohammed. Ammon or
Vishnu in Sanscrit was indeed his father and acted through him to help
him achieve the most glorious victories.
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In previous lives Alexander was a pharao of Egypt, and hence was
proclaimed a Son/Daughter of Ammon according to the ancient tradition.
That's why he was greeted by Ammon priests in Siwa and Thebes as Son of
Ammon since they could clearly see both his past and present connections
with Ammon.
What was Alexander's mission?
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Alexander was born to unite Europe with Asia and
establish the economic, social, cultural, ethnic and political foundations
for World Brotherhood. His mission was explained to him first by Aristotle,
then the Oracle of Ammon in Siwa, priests of Ammon in Thebes and Indian
sages, such as Calanus. He only partly fulfilled it and provided the basis
for unification of Asia and Europe under Caesar, Augustus and later emperors.
If Caesar survived for another year or two, he would have achieved what
Alexander aspired to do, one world from Spain to India.
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Cleopatra
who
carried both Alexander's spirit and mission tried to take a second chance
with Caesar and Mark Antony but it didn't work out.
Why Alexander stopped his campaign in the
Kullu Valley on the bank of Hyphasis (Beas) river near modern Mandi in
Himachal Pradesh (North-West India)?
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Traditional explanation is that Macedonian army has
refused to go further east. This factor did exist but it was by far not
the principal one. Alexander could have waited a couple of months until
the end of the monsoon season and continued rejuvenated and well rested
as he had done before. He could have left the tired portion of Macedonians
with one of his commanders and continued eastward with new and fresh recruits
who had just arrived from motherland or who were recently hired in Persia
and Bactria. Instead he decided to return. Why? It seems that he simply
achieved what he wanted and marginal cost of going further would be much
higher than marginal utility in economics terms. He also decided it was
high time to consolidate his achievements. His spiritual awakening can
be exemplified by the fact that he built several magnificient altars to
the greatest Gods of his time: Hellenic, Greek, Babylonian, Egyptian etc.
This will be a site for pilgrimage for centuries by countless seekers of
Truth, including Ashoka and Chandragupta and will be conceptually repeated
in 18 centuries by Moghul Emperor Akbar the Great in his Temple of God
in Fatehpur Sikri.
Was Alexander a drunk?
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He drank little most of his life and only to join
the company of his friends some of whom were heavy drinkers indeed. He
sponsored many parties but also in order to please his beloved friends.
He was drunk only on a very few occasions and during one of them he lost
control when Cleitus insulted him which resulted in Cleitus being pierced
with sarissa with a hellish force to instant death, followed by attempt
of suicide and three days of inhuman mourning by Alexander. Alexander was
an action-holic, so when the campaign stopped and he returned to Babylon,
he had a series of heavy drinking bouts. He was literally collapsing because
of inaction. This was one of the main reasons why he was pulled out of
the game so early.
Was Alexander sexually involved
with men?
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There is no historical evidence for it. He much loved
women, in particular Melissa, his shakti, and appreciated Oriental beauties
a lot ("Persian women are painful to my eyes") but was too preoccupied
with his world unification campaign to indulge in physical relationships
with either women or men. He married Roxane who bore him a son and
Stateira, elder daughter of Darius III simply because of political expedience
and need to secure an heir to the throne. Earlier he had a relationship
with Barsine, a widow of his chief enemy Memnon, who bore him another son,
Heracles. Many share a view that Alexander also had a relationship with
Thais, an Athenian courtesan, who later became Ptolemais' girlfriend.
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He loved Hephaestion
deeply
but it a pure love without a sexual component. Speculations that he had
sex with a Persian boy, eunuch Bagoas, advanced recently by Mary Renault
in her trilogy, are a pure fantasy. In any case the social norms and morals
at that time were very different from ours and many rulers and nobles of
that time were bisexual according to ancient sources. The jury is still
out on this controversial issue. Let's wait till archeologists find Alexander's
tomb which might much material evidence on various issues.
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For a scholarly analysis of this issue click here
Was Alexander guilty of his father's death?
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Most historians agree that he wasn't. The assasination
was sponsored by Darius III, the Persian king, and implemented by the Lyncestian
family, an age-long rival of the Phillip kin in their struggle for Macedonian
throne. Later, Darius would openly boast about it. Given the exuberant
joy Demosthenes displayed at the news of the murder it is quite likely
he was a part of this plot. The allegation that Olympias, Alexander's mother
was behind the murder was popularized by Cassander in order to justify
his murder of Olympias and Alexander's wife and children about thirty years
later. She was much offended by Phillip's womanizing behavior and new marriage
but she was no part of the plot.
Where is Alexander's tomb?
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According to our sources his tomb is in Syria.
Are the people of Malana (Kullu
Valley, north-west India ) and Kalash tribe, Black Kafirs of Hindukush,
(north-west Pakistan) really the descendants of the Alexander's army as
they claim?
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Some of their faces are distinctly Greek so there
is definitely some Macedonian/Graeco-Bactrian blood in these people. Quite
an experience to visit them!
Was Alexander a cultural barbarian
who burned temples, libraries and palaces, e.g. the royal palace in Persepolis?
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We believe that he wasn't although he shares some
of the blame for loss of cultural treasures. In fact, he executed his own
commanders who were guilty of looting and burning temples. He certainly
is guilty for destruction of cultural treasures in the cities which were
razed to ground like Thebes or Tyre. Indiscriminate looting in some cities
caused fire in libraries which destroyed some ancient manuscripts, e.g
Assyrian, Persian. Much of this happened during his absence and after his
death. Alexander was one of the most educated and cultured people of the
Ancient World. His principal teacher was Aristoteles. He was a protector
and promoter of arts and science, cultural exchanges between peoples of
his empire. He restored temples destroyed by earlier conquerors, he built
about 70 cities, dozens still exist, e.g. Alexandria in Egypt, Kashgar
in Afghanistan etc.
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The Persepolis incident was provoked by Thais on
behalf of Athenians and other Greeks who dreamt of revenge for Xerxes's
burning of Athenes in 5th century BC. It was largely a symbolic act, as
an end of the Persian Empire. Thais still had a strong influence on Alexander
and he could understand the rationale of this act. He just allowed it to
happen and bears only a partial responsibity for burning the Persepolis
palace.
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