The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian Arrian. Arrian had access to eyewitness accounts which are now lost ...

Before presidential addresses and social media, ancient rulers used coins as a form of marketing to reach their people in ...

Kings and Generals' animated series on Ancient Greece continues with the wars of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander ...

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 ...

When Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother's womb, making his succession a web of intrigue.

We are still discussing the many archaeological discoveries we announced back in January 8, revealed by the Egyptian mission ...

Legends surround love, that crazy feeling that can inspire the most beautiful songs, but also the most terrible wars. History ...

You can, however, expect to meet some crocodiles on your Nile voyage. Most itineraries stop at Kom Ombo, a town 50km upriver ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

LOS ANGELES — Author Walter Mosley will make a special appearance at the Los Angeles Central Library at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the ...

It is named after Alexander the Great, who founded the city in 330 BC ... The Lighthouse was built in the third century by Ptolemy II and was said to have been more than 100 meters tall. Unfortunately ...