Alexander the Great is one of the most famous names in history - but why? Our 60 second primer introduces you to one of ...

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, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle.

Much of this activity would have centered in Alexandria, the capital of Egypt, but there was ... culture that had begun after the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century, B.C.E ...

His father hired the great ... then into Egypt, before conquering the old enemy, Persia and carrying on towards Afghanistan and the borders of India. Along with war and conquest, Alexander founded ...

This is the first monograph dedicated to the history of Greek military service for the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt from the rebellion of Cyrus the Younger to the conquests of ...