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

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential culprit.

Alexander the Great was born in July 356 BC. While the exact day can vary slightly, it is generally cited as July 20th or 21st ...

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

At just 20 years old, Alexander inherited a kingdom—and set out to conquer an empire. His invasion of Persia would shake the world.

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

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

Journalist Caroline Alexander uncovers the stories of those who flew ‘the Hump’ – a little-known Allied supply mission that ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Real Madrid and Barcelona remain the two teams at the top of the La Liga pile. Which one has the edge in the betting odds ...

The 2 metre tall tunnel was cut through an incredible 1,305 metres of sandstone and has been described as a "geometric ...

It is immeasurably intriguing that Alexander, the ancient world’s greatest conqueror, was taught by Aristotle, the great philosopher. How did the experience shape Alexander’s intellect ...