According to legend, Alexander the Great was the descendant of Greek mythology's Heracles. What was the supposed line of ...

A British pensioner found a 2,300 year old ancient Greek crown packed with crumpled old newspapers in an old cardboard box ...

Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out ...

Calliope Limneos-Papakosta believes the tomb may be hidden beneath modern Alexandria's streets, at the intersection of ...

The "significant" events on the day of Alexander's birth - His first teachers - The years spent with Aristotle - How he tamed ...

People in Greece are in uproar over the depiction of Alexander the Great in a Netflix series which depicts the Macedonian King in a romantic relationship with his friend Hephaestion. Alexander ...

The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian ...

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.

Are you looking for Alexander the Great quotes? Read on and discover the lessons from history's legendary leader, military ...

Alexander the Great founded over 70 cities and created an empire that stretched across three continents, covering 2 million square miles. There was never one country called ‘ancient Greece’.

In the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Alice Roberts learns about local legend Alexander the Great and his father, Philip II, King of Macedonia. She then takes a train west and visits an ancient ...

Antigua and Barbuda expands its culinary celebrationMay's Culinary Month events build on the success of the two-island nation's annual Restaurant Week. Royal Caribbean to tweak some spots on ...