How Alexander the Great Changed the Art World Forever. High on History. A major new Met exhibit shows the breadth and richness of Hellenistic art. Prepare for gold-plated head-dresses, ...

Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedon in October 336 B.C.E.. Over the following decade, he conquered an unparalleled territory that grew to span from Greece to northwestern India.

An ancient sculpture of Alexander the Great was recently discovered inside the storage room of a Greek museum. The surprising find was made by Angeliki Kottaridi, a leading archaeologist, and ...

Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire in 333 BCE may have ousted another occupying power, ... The discovery of art, artifacts, ...

Alexander the Great’s own resting place is still a mystery. During his 13-year reign, Alexander became the King of Persia, King of Greece, Lord of Asia, and the Pharaoh of Egypt, as well as King ...

In her interpretation, the mosaic would have delivered a message of affirmation. “The whole point of the Alexander legend is to show that even Alexander the Great, the greatest of the Greek ...