One of the most famous artworks of the ancient world reads almost like a map of the Roman Empire's power.

Cyrus vs. Alexander: Battle of the Greats Welcome to WatchMojo, and in today’s installment of Versus, we’re pitting Cyrus and Alexander — two of history’s greatest conquerors ...

Artifacts rewrite the city’s timeline The most groundbreaking find was a coin minted between 325 and 323 BCE—during the lifetime of Alexander the Great. This coin pushed the city’s timeline ...

Alexander the Great is one of the best-known figures in world history. He only lived until age 32, dying in Babylon. But first, he built a massive empire that stretched from "the Balkans to India." ...

Alexander the Great’s childhood has often been presented as a time of conflict between his parents, Philip II and Olympias. But this image, so often explored in novels and films, is likely ...

For whom the monument was built is a matter of debate, but Hephaestion (also spelled Haphaestion), whose death in 324 B.C. sent Alexander the Great into severe grief, is considered a leading ...

The kingdom was settled in the 7th century BCE and later absorbed by King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, in 358 BCE. “Every indication is pointing toward this being the city of ...