Alexander the Great's Body Didn't Decompose for 6 Days — Scientists Now Think He Was Buried Alive

from The Ancient Origins News Desk · host RamseyHardin

Ancient accounts report Alexander the Great's body showed no signs of decay for six days after his doctors declared him dead. A modern neurologist thinks she knows why — and the answer is more unsettling than poisoning.

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