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In 323 BC Alexander The Great

In 323 BC, Alexander the Great, at the age of 32, expressed profound thoughts on mortality during his final hours. He commanded that his coffin be carried by physicians, riches be scattered, and his hands left outside the coffin to symbolize that material wealth and power are meaningless in death. His last wishes convey the enduring message that true immortality lies in the legacy of stories we leave behind.

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In 323 BC Alexander The Great

In 323 BC, Alexander the Great, at the age of 32, expressed profound thoughts on mortality during his final hours. He commanded that his coffin be carried by physicians, riches be scattered, and his hands left outside the coffin to symbolize that material wealth and power are meaningless in death. His last wishes convey the enduring message that true immortality lies in the legacy of stories we leave behind.

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In 323 BC, at just 32 years old, Alexander the Great lay dying in Babylon

— the man who had conquered empires, reshaped the world, and stood at

the pinnacle of power. But in those final hours, his mind turned not to

victory, but to meaning.

He called his generals and gave three final commands:

“Let my physicians carry my coffin,” he said, “to show that even the

greatest healers cannot stop death.”

“Scatter gold, silver, and jewels along the path to my grave,” he

continued, “to show that the riches of this world mean nothing in the

end.”

“Let my hands hang outside my coffin, so that all may see — I leave

this world empty-handed.”

Whether this tale is myth or memory, its message endures: all conquests

fade, and even kings must bow to time.

Alexander’s last wishes weren’t orders of a ruler — they were lessons from

a man who finally understood that immortality isn’t found in gold, but in

the stories we leave behind.

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