The Battle of the Granicus was a large battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire in 334 BC. The battle ...

The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander ...

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

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 greatest ...

Stephen Harrison has written what might be called a historiographical biography, as his subtitle suggests. He is vitally concerned with how Alexander has been depicted in both ancient and modern times ...

The complex relationship between Alexander the Great and his father Philip II, marked by rivalry, admiration, and a legacy of ...

Alexander the Great conquered a massive empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. But if the Macedonian king had turned his attention westward, it's possible he would have ...

Applying the longest average reign length from the historical period to the six pre-Alexander I monarchs yields a foundation date of 573 BC, which the researchers round to 575 BC. This mathematical ...

Today, Alexander the Great is widely considered antiquity’s preeminent military commander. As it turns out, his battleground fame was so far flung that, even 500 years after his death, Alexander was ...

Following the release of Netflix’s new production about Alexander the Great, posts on social media said the entertainment company fabricated a same-sex storyline for the ancient Greek ruler. But the ...