After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, he embarked on a perilous journey to the Oracle at Siwa to seek answers to his questions.

“If you speak of conquests, you have to speak about ... Cartledge — author of “Alexander the Great” — agrees that Darius I was a formidable ruler, who tolerated other religions.

Conquering ninety percent of the known world by the age of twenty-five, Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) led his armies through twenty-two thousand miles of sieges and conquests in just eight ...

The Hellenistic world is that world that was created after the conquests of the near east by Alexander the Great at the end of the fourth century B.C. And his conquest, which extended from India ...

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 upbringing, his imperial conquests and the legacy of his ...