Alexander himself was supremely influenced by Cyrus, as were the Romans. Thomas Jefferson, the Enlightenment - you could say that Cyrus was the OG Tony Robbins.

You’ve heard of Alexander the Great and all he’s accomplished, but little is mentioned of his mother. The woman who […] ...

The empire of Alexander the Great ruled from Egypt to India. The countries of that region still show some Greek influence in their art, architecture, languages, and other cultural elements. Also ...

How Alexander the Great's daddy issues reshaped the world. Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the clear heir ...

He was succeeded by his 20-year-old son, Alexander (pictured in a mosaic from Pompeii). The rest is world history: by the time he died in 323bc, Alexander the Great commanded an empire stretching ...

Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India in just 13 years, when he was king of Macedonia. His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...