Alexander the Great was born in July 356 BC. While the exact day can vary slightly, it is generally cited as July 20th or ...

Alexander the Great conquered the known world, even pushing the borders of his sprawling empire into the uncharted ...

As the Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (and pretender to the throne of Serbia) celebrates his 80th birthday with a film about his ...

According to an ancient Greek folk tale, Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike of Macedon, transformed into a mermaid.

Alexander the Great is one of the best-known figures in world history. He only lived until age 32, dying in Babylon. But ...

There have been various new additions to the Real squad since Alonso’s arrival, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, who joined Los Blancos for £10 million after they agreed an early release from ...

Joan Alexander finally earned her education degree from UMaine at age 88, decades after pregnancy policies barred her from student teaching in 1959.

Mr. Wilkinson contends that the Ptolemaic period is betwixt and between — “too late for Egyptologists, too early for Roman historians.” He comes, though, to champion this time as “vibrant and ...

A tomb in Greece that was thought to hold Alexander the Great ’s father, Philip II, might instead contain the remains of a young woman and six infants, a study suggests. The study published in ...

Alexander the Great forged one of the largest empires of ancient history. But his early death, aged 32, ensured that it came crashing down within decades of his passing. In many ways, the story of ...

Archaeology & History Archaeologists May Have Unearthed a Royal Birthplace Tied to Alexander the Great The site was inhabited since at least the Bronze Age.

Read a biography about Alexander the Great from his early life to becoming a military leader. How did he change the nature of the ancient world?