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Question 105

Where and when did Alexander die?

  1. At Marathon in 490 BCE
  2. At Athens in 300 BCE
  3. At Babylon in 323 BCECorrect answer
  4. At Issus in 336 BCE

Explanation

Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BCE, shortly after returning from the eastern campaigns. Marathon was a much earlier battlefield, and he did not survive to govern for decades from Athens.

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