He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Born in 356 BCE in Pella, Alexander the Great became one of history's most renowned figures ... These cities became centers ...

This was united by a common Greek language and culture, while the king himself adopted foreign customs in order to rule his millions of ethnically diverse subjects. Alexander was acknowledged as a ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they ...

Professor Christian de Vartavan shares groundbreaking insights into the search for Alexander the Great's tomb and the fate of ...

Hellenization, or Hellenism, refers to the spread of Greek culture that had begun after the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century, B.C.E. One must think of the development of the ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...

Alexander the Great is remembered today for his military ... him to establish an empire that spread the influence of Greek culture (Hellenism) from his homeland to Egypt and from Greece to parts ...

But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist ... “This didn’t mean the local culture disappeared — quite the contrary,” he says, adding that everyone from the Egyptians ...

“This didn’t mean the local culture disappeared — quite the ... John Moore/Getty Images Cartledge — author of “Alexander the Great” — agrees that Darius I was a formidable ruler ...