Alexander, the son of his fourth wife, Olympias, was a bold, headstrong boy of unusual intelligence. When Alexander reached age 13, Philip summoned Aristotle to the Macedonian court.

The mysterious tomb of Alexander the Great may not have been found yet, but do we at least know what it looked like?

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

The Persian Empire, founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great, became one of history’s most powerful and influential empires. At its height, it spanned three continents,covering parts of ...

Thirty years on from its rediscovery, a team of archeologists are attempting to create a digital twin of the Lighthouse of ...

French and Egyptian researchers are making a "digital twin" of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt after lifting its ...

In a startling development, archaeologists say these mysterious skeletons are the father and son of this legendary ruler.

The legendary Macedonian King Alexander III, famously known as Alexander the Great (who was educated by the titanic Greek ...

There are no fewer than seven theatres of war in the world today which have invited more than our passing attention. I am ...

Archaeologists have discovered a once-bustling city with buildings that had multiple storeys, and a temple of the cobra ...

Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

A long-lost city dating back some 2,400 years has been discovered next to a temple dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cobra ...