poison and wine

What Killed Alexander the Great?

A few months earlier, Alexander's closest friend Haphaestion had also died, and suspicions of poison abounded. The death of the king eight months after his closest friend's seems like the handiwork of an enemy.

10 of History's Most Badass Female Warlords Ever

Cyrus the Great, ruler of the Persians, and his advisors devised a plan to lure out the Massagetae, faking a retreat and leaving out wine-a drink unknown by the Massageta. They captured and ultimately killed Tomyris's son.
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