Bucephalus Dies

India: Alexander invaded India in 327 BC, and sadly during this battle, his horse Bucephalus died.  Wah ): The Indians fought with elephants, and they still lost.  Alexander was begged by the General, General Coenus to back off and let the men return home because they conquered just about everything.  He finally agreed and they returned home, but lost many soldiers due to loss of heat, thirst and just natural causes, or in battle.  On their way home they took the Hydaspes and Indus River and battled against those who lived on the river as well.  In Malli he was injured.  Death:  He died on either the 10th or 11th of June in 323 BC.  His death is still a mystery and there are many theories, but all just theories.  His body was laid in a gold sarcophagus but was later replaced by glass so they could make coins out of it.  Treatment:  His empire was the largest of it's time.  After his death it remained under Macedonia for the next 200-300 years.  He believed and instigated intermarrying.  He wanted his people to mix with the others.  Alex wanted to combine cultures to see the outcome.  At first people didn't believe his death was real.  Alex passed Perdicus his signet ring.  When he died he was not specific as to whom he wanted to rule, so they fought to see who was most powerful.  The possession of the ring basically meant all the power.  Alex IV was born and he and Phillip II both were murdered.  In 321 Perdicus was assassinated.  Macedonia collapsed after 40 years of War.  Education, government and art were all based on the classic Greeks.