Corrected entry: In the "Director's Cut," Ptolemy implies that Alexander and Hephaistion died of typhus, which is transmitted by lice. He refers to what Hephaistion drank, so the cause is more likely to be typhoid. Historians believe that typhoid killed Alexander because waters of Babylon were, and still are, notorious for it.
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Correction: The cause of Alexander's death has never been established, nor is it likely that it ever will be. Historians may express their opinions, but these are just that, opinions based on highly limited available evidence and personal theories. No consensus exists among historians, with typhoid, malaria, meningitis and pancreatitis all put forward as candidates among a host of other suggestions. As such, no factual error can realistically be claimed on this front, as no immutable facts exist to be deviated from.
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