In the second half of the fourth century BC, the Macedonian king, Alexander the Great, created the largest empire the world has ever known. On 11 June 323 BC, in the ancient city of Babylon, at the very height of his power, he died suddenly of a mysterious illness at the age of 32. For centuries scholars have debated what really killed the man who was arguable history's most successful soldier. Ancient sources record every detail of Alexander's strange and shocking demise after attending a feast to honour a fallen comrade - but the cause of death has never been established.
Now, with the help of the Los Angeles Police Department and scientists at the University of Southern California, Graham Phillips reveals compelling forensic evidence that Alexander the Great was actually poisoned by a member of his court.
