Daily 19

What do you think should have been done after Alexander's death?

There are many things that should have been done after Alexander the Great’s death. His death is a very difficult topic to explain because there are many different theories to how he died. They say he was drinking too much at a party and after that he had an awful fever. After this happened, no one truly knows what caused his death. Some say he had a disease, others say he had an overdose, and some say he was poisoned. But the real problem was that Alexander the Great did not leave a successor. There was a huge civil war among the Macedonians and the relationship with Persian was not in the best conditions. The Macedonian empire was spilt into four sections, but it was only a fight for power. After Alexander’s death, there was no organization or unity among the people or Macedonia. After his death, someone should have been appointed as leader. Since fighting for power was the problem, they should have chosen his best general or someone closely related to him. It would have been very difficult to try to control what was going on because of all the war and unrest. I think they could have tried to use a government system like the Athenian democracy. If we would or could change what happened after Alexander the Great’s death, then history may not have happened the way it did. We may not be here if the Macedonian Empire did not fall, to some extent. But to save many lives, I think there could have been some more organization and leadership from generals, relatives, and the military.