The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

Athens in an Uproar as Anna Wintour and ‘Alexander’ (as in, the Great) Upend Some Cherished Greek Myths. A trifecta of cultural collisions in or about Greece this month includes a faux pas from the ...

For centuries, the location of Alexander the Great’s tomb has remained one of the most baffling and captivating mysteries in ...

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...

Archaeologists reopened 2,300-year-old Palace of Aigai, site where Alexander the Great became king, after 16 years restoration, ... Vergina is about 300 miles northwest of Athens.

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

First, let's get the obvious out of the way: Alexander the Great lived around 350 B.C., so we can't just ask him about his life directly. Instead, historians and archaeologists must use a variety ...

Among Alexander the Great’s most famous accomplishments was the founding of the city that bears his name. Alexandria, founded around 332 B.C., was among the most sophisticated cities in the ancient ...

A Greek scholar says he has identified a sacred tunic once worn by Alexander the Great and interred in a royal tomb more than 2,000 years ago. Found at Vergina, 300km north of Athens, the pieces ...

A statue of Alexander the Great is pictured in Athens, Greece, on May 3, 2019. New research has identified a piece of cloth found in an ancient royal tomb as belonging to the Macedonian king ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India in just 13 years, when he was king of Macedonia. His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's ...