Dimitri Filippidis refers to “Alexander the Great as Greek and Macedonian, who spoke the Greek language and spread Greek ...

The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander ...

Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal Mount Athos project that could have been the eighth wonder of the ancient world.

Experts have identified a site in northwest Turkey as that of the Battle of the Granicus, a major victory for Alexander the Great. The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided a ...

Alexander the Great is one of the best-known figures in world history. He only lived until age 32, dying in Babylon. But first, he built a massive empire that stretched from “the Balkans to India.” ...

Alexander the Great established himself as Emperor of Asia and urged his generals to marry Persian women in the Susa weddings ...

Traces of color preserved in the stone are changing how historians understand what was lost when Alexander burned Persepolis.

This pedantic and repetitious study of one of history's greatest military leaders by British military historian Lonsdale adds little to our understanding of his success. Examining Alexander the ...

Surrounded by rising empires, the Phoenician cities survived through trade, diplomacy, and naval power until conquest finally caught up with them. This chapter follows Assyrians, Persians, and ...

Archaeologists in North Macedonia believe they may have found the remains of Lyncus, the lost capital city of Lyncestis that was settled in the mountainous region of Upper Macedonia sometime in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This excavation site in North Macedonia may have once been the capital of the Kingdom of ...