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

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

A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into antiquity. As part of an ongoing restoration, researchers have learned that the artwork’s stones came from quarries ...

Alexander was born in Pella ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander ...

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

The name Alexander has resonated through history, crossing borders and languages. Its enduring appeal lies in one man's ...

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

At long last, Turkish researchers have pinpointed the precise site of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great achieved his first monumental victory on the road to becoming history’s ...

Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with local municipalities, is developing the area as part of the Alexander the Great Cultural Route Project. Soon, history enthusiasts ...

It took Alexander the Great some 10 years to conquer the known world back in the fourth century B.C. It seems to take Robert Rossen almost as long to recreate on film this slice of history.

Makran holds strategic significance today, but it also boasts a fascinating history. Notably, it was the route taken by ...

And his story reminds us of the uncomfortable truth, that war - however horrible - is one of the great change-makers in human history. He takes a look at stories of Alexander’s childhood and ...