The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations at Pompeii in the 19th century. Now, researchers are conducting a long, ...

A prophecy about Alexander the Great is found in the Jewish Book of Daniel, which was written 200 years before his birth.

New evidence suggests that the battlefield lies in northwestern Turkey. The battle marked the start of the 21-year-old ...

Alexander the Great had one legitimate child, a son named Alexander IV of Macedon. Alexander IV was born in 323 BC to ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have just identified the site of Alexander the Great's first victory over the Persian Empire. This ...

U sing a non-invasive method of analysis, researchers have discovered that the pieces making up the famous Pompeii mosaic of ...

Here’s how it works. Researchers may have finally identified the site where Alexander the Great fought the Battle of the Granicus against the Persian Empire. The site is about 6 miles (10 ...

At long last, Turkish researchers have pinpointed the precise site of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great achieved his ... Achaemenid Persian Empire, clearing the way for eastward ...

An iconic Alexander ... Great mosaic found at Pompeii got its roughly 2 million pieces from quarries that extended far beyond Alexander's ancient kingdom, a new study finds. While Alexander's ...

His empire, stretching from ... realms has not been enough. From Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Putin, they gaze at a map and want more.

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the Jewish religion.