Alexander the Great conquered one of the largest empires the ancient world had ever seen. So why didn't he set his sights on Rome? (Image credit: Andreas Wolochow via Shutterstock) ...

These busts of Philip II (right, Chiaramonti Museum, Vatican) and Alexander the Great (left, Capitoline Museums, Rome), are Roman copies of Greek originals.

Deep beneath the soil of North Macedonia, near the village of Crnobuki, a long-lost city is emerging from the shadows of history. For decades, archaeologists believed these ruins were simply the ...

The world we live in might be unrecognizable if Alexander the Great had been defeated by the Persians.

In Greece, Aigai, one of the most important ancient royal capitals and the place where Alexander the Great was crowned, will reopen to the public on Sunday after years of restoration. The ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...

A New History of Cleopatra and Alexander the Great Makes the Case for Hellenism The Ptolemaic period in Egypt was glittering — but no match for a rising Rome.

The palace is where Alexander the Great was crowned king of the Macedonians and is considered not only the biggest but together with the Parthenon, the most significant building of classical Greece.

Metal detectorists have discovered a "unique" artifact that archaeologists say features a depiction of Alexander the Great, and is mystifying the experts surprised at the location of the find.

Prologue More than any other Greek, Homer (The Poet), Aristotle (The Philosopher), and Alexander the Great (the military genius and pillar of Hellenism), ...