For more than two millennia, the death and burial of Macedonian king Alexander the Great have been shrouded in mystery. He perished in 323 B.C.E. after suffering from a baffling illness for 12 days — ...

Anaxarchus, a Greek philosopher at Alexander the Great’s court, upheld wisdom and detachment, reflecting on the fleeting ...

The Wars of Alexander's successors, were a series of conflicts that erupted among the generals of Alexander the Great.

In this virtual Q&A, Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne steps up to interview Eva Nathena, director of Greece's official Oscar submission Murderess (Fonissa). Despite being on opposite ...

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 ...

The Romans didn't destroy Greek life. They respected the Greeks and copied many things about their culture, including their buildings, beliefs and clothes. Alexander the Great founded over 70 ...

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan. The Palace ...

The birthplace of famed architect Alexander 'Greek' Thomson is to host a mini-festival to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his passing. Balfron Heritage Group is planning a three-week-long ...

Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. Rulers of Greek, Roman and Egyptian empires. The three most iconic, powerful and brilliant leaders in ancient history. Leaders whose lives and ...