Alexander "the great" & Bucefalo

[tucho58]

Where and how Alexander "the great" and Bucefalo died?

[archbishop]

Alexander the Great died in 323BC in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar 2nd of Babylon.

His horse,Bucefalo died 4 years earlier on the banks of  the Idaspe river and the town of Bucefalla grew up on the site.

[archbishop]

Forgot the how bit. Alexander is reputed to have been poisoned. Bucefalo died of wounds received in battle.

[archbishop]

Bucafalo was also 30 years old. Not bad for a horse.

[johnnybriggs]

"The battle weary marching side by side
Alexander�s army line by line
They wouldn�t follow him to india
Tired of the combat, pain and the glory

Alexander the great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the great
He died of fever in Babylon"

"Alexander the Great"by Iron Maiden

It got me through an essay during my ancient history degree.

I'm guessing there were actually several horses called Bucephalus. According to the legend Bucephalus, died of battle wounds after Battle of Hydaspes in 326B.C. a fact Iron Maiden left out of their song so I had to google it!