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.

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. He made it as far as the ...

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

Alexander was born in Pella ... with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire. Against overwhelming odds, he ...

When Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother's womb, making his succession a web of intrigue.

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The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

His father hired the great philosopher ... And Greek became the new common language across his empire. Alexander’s Macedonian veterans scattered his enemies wherever he led them but Alexander ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals ... Much has been written about the Macedonian general and his empire, but how much do you really know? Take our quiz to find out.

Alexander the Great, the Macedonian conqueror who built a vast empire; Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance polymath who bridged art and science; Isaac Newton, the physicist behind the laws of ...