Alexander the Great, known as Iskandar or Dhul-Qarnayn in Islam, holds a unique place in Islamic history as a figure with ...

Alexander the Great had one legitimate child, a son named Alexander IV of Macedon. Alexander IV was born in 323 BC to ...

Using a non-invasive method of analysis, researchers have discovered that the pieces making up the famous Pompeii mosaic of ...

The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations at Pompeii in the 19th century. Now, researchers are conducting a long, ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have just identified the site of Alexander the Great's first victory over the Persian Empire. This ...

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 ...

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

At long last, Turkish researchers have pinpointed the precise site of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great achieved his first monumental victory on the road to becoming history’s ...

Experts have identified a site in northwest Turkey as that of the Battle of the Granicus, a major victory for Alexander the Great. The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided ...

And his story reminds us of the uncomfortable truth, that war - however horrible - is one of the great change-makers in human history. He takes a look at stories of Alexander’s childhood and ...