Dying at 32: Alexander’s Final Wish #history

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]tear the empire apart. In 323 BCE, everything changed. Alexander suddenly fell ill in Babylon. The exact cause has never been determined. As his condition worsened, his generals realized that their king was dying.

[00:00:15]On his deathbed, Alexander [music] expressed his wish that the empire remain united and that its territories be divided according to ability, not ambition.

[00:00:24]Shortly thereafter, Alexander the Great died at the age of 32. He left behind the largest empire the world had ever [music] known.