Before the Battle of Issus: Out of Anatolia After defeating the field army of the Achaemenid satraps at the battle of the Granicus, Alexander turned his attention to securing the rest of Anatolia.

Antonis Bartsiokas's assertions have been met with pushback from Greek archaeologists. In life, Alexander the Great stamped ...

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.

Before battling the mighty Persians, Alexander the Great paid homage at the tomb of the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan ...

THE GREAT BATTLE OF SUNDAY. Share full article HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, NEAR CHANCELLORSVILLE, Va., Sunday, May 3, 1863 6 P.M. May 5, 1863 Credit... The New York Times Archives See the article ...

Scientists in Greece think there's been a case of mistaken identity for decades However, the resting place of Alexander the Great himself still remains a mystery Nearly 50 years ago, archeologists ...

The latest in the historical documentary series on the events and effects of Britain's most famous battles. The Battle of the Boyne in 1690 proved to be one of the major turning points in Irish ...

An ancient tunic beleived to belong to Alexander the Great was found in the Royal Tombs of Vergina in Greece. Alamy Stock Photo What a Great find. New archeological research has uncovered a piece ...

Among the many perks that came with being an ancient Macedonian king was the exclusive right to dress in purple, and Alexander the Great certainly made the most of this royal entitlement.

Others disagree. By Lynsey Chutel Could it be a scrap of Alexander the Great’s clothing? A fragile piece of purple-and-white fabric, frayed over more than two millenniums, that was found in one ...

In late 1944, during the wake of the Allied forces' successful D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, it seemed as if the Second World War was all but over. On Dec. 16, with the onset of winter, the ...