The remains thought to be his father are in fact his half-brother, and vice versa. King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, was the king of Macedonia from 359 BCE until his assassination in ...

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight ...

In fact, the story of the young man from Macedonia who pushed to the boundaries ... But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist. Two thousand years on, we still largely believe ...

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There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

Alexander the Great is remembered today for his military ... Born in 356 BCE, he was a ruler of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, located in the northeastern corner of the Greek peninsula.

His father hired the great philosopher, Aristotle, and asked him to create a little school here in a remote part of Macedonia where he spent three years intensively teaching the young Alexander ...

Set in Macedonia in 340 BC, the story of the teenage years of Alexander the Great as he struggles to prove himself as a man whilst simultaneoulsy making the most of his childhood.

Peritas the legendary dog followed Alexander the Great on the path to glory, fighting alongside his master and saving his ...

The Koine Greek language was another phase of the development of the Greek language which was spread throughout the Middle East by the King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great! The language became ...