London, Aug 4 (IANS) A deadly river bacterium found in river Styx, Greece, killed Alexander the Great, rather than a fever brought on by an all-night drinking binge in ancient Babylon.

Alexander fell ill during such a party at the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, in modern Iraq.

He complained of a «sudden, sword-stabbing agony in the liver» and had to be taken to bed, where over the next 12 days he developed a high fever and excruciating pains to his joints, says a Telegraph report from the US.

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