Alexander the Great, known as Iskandar or Dhul-Qarnayn in Islam, holds a unique place in Islamic history as a figure with ...

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 ...

Micheal Wood embarks on a 20,000 mile journey in the footsteps of Alexander's triumphal march from Greece to India. Meeting traders, pilgrims and guerillas he interweaves history with the present day.

After nearly two decades of conducting research, a team with The Alexander the Great Cultural Route project ... the research team determined Alexander's journey to the Granicus from Özbek village ...