He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the ...

A Greek scholar says he has identified a sacred tunic once worn by Alexander the Great and interred in a royal tomb more than 2,000 years ago. Found at Vergina, 300km north of Athens, the pieces ...

Alexander, the brilliant young Macedonian king remembered as “the Great,” has frequently been compared to the mythic Greek hero Achilles. Both were beloved by their soldiers and almost ...

It was all part of the dividing of Alexander the Great’s empire—including his possessions—upon his death in 323 BC. A simple piece of cotton may soon prove it out. Tim Newcomb.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.