Besides being a great conqueror, Alexander the Great was known as something of an oenophile. Here's what we know about his ...

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 archeological research has uncovered a piece of cloth with a “physical description [that] exactly fits” a tunic worn by ...

Has any ancient figure captivated the imagination of people over the centuries so much as Alexander the Great? In less than a decade he created an empire stretching across much of the Near East as far ...

Archaeologists in Greece have reportedly found what may be the sacred tunic of Alexander the Great in 2424 year-old tomb. In the major breakthrough the team, led by Antonis Bartziokas from ...

So it’s not surprising that his plain-speaking Macedonian generals became outraged ... were famous across Greece for being great drinkers, and Alexander was no exception. But this fight was ...

The site of one of the most important monuments in classical antiquity - the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king - has reopened after a 16-year restoration. The Palace of Aigai ...