Alexander the Great brought bananas, parakeets, cotton, and sugar from India to Europe, as well as crucifixion from Persia.

Using a non-invasive method of analysis, researchers have discovered that the pieces making up the famous Pompeii mosaic of ...

Alexander the Great had one legitimate child, a son named Alexander IV of Macedon. Alexander IV was born in 323 BC to ...

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

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 ...

The site of one of the most decisive battles in history, the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great first defeated the Persians in pursuit of all of Asia Minor, has finally been located in ...

At long last, Turkish researchers have pinpointed the precise site of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great achieved his first monumental victory on the road to becoming history’s ...

And his story reminds us of the uncomfortable truth, that war - however horrible - is one of the great change-makers in human history. He takes a look at stories of Alexander’s childhood and ...

Experts have identified a site in northwest Turkey as that of the Battle of the Granicus, a major victory for Alexander the Great. The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided ...

Makran holds strategic significance today, but it also boasts a fascinating history. Notably, it was the route taken by ...

In this enlightening documentary, historian Sona Datta walks us through the most vibrant city in the Indus Valley that seduced Alexander the Great and shaped the modern world. Watch the full ...