28 July 2007

A Bad Case for Good Health

  • He commanded an army at the age of 16.
  • He hated to listen to his father’s victories, because he thought there will be nothing left for him to conquer.
  • He became a king at the age of 20.
  • His empire was the largest in the world conquered by a single individual.
  • He got 70 cities named after him.
  • He had tenacity and determination to wander for four long years with his entire army in Hindu Kush mountain ranges (bordering present day Afganistan and Pakistan) to locate Khyber Pass to conquer India.
  • He died at the age of 33, not in the battle field, but on sick bed.
  • Bad health killed Alexander - the Great, at prime of his youth.

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