Two titans of ancient conquest go head-to-head! Join us as we compare Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great across five ...

“It’s really because I adopted Alexander the Great. I fell in love with him ... exerted a strong influence on Alexander, who took naturalists with him as he marched his army across Asia.

Alexander was born in Pella ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander ...