The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander ...

After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...

Fars’ deputy chief of cultural heritage has announced that 50 restoration projects are currently in progress across the ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Darius III assembled a massive army, estimated to be between 100,000 and 250,000 strong, compared to Alexander the Great's ...

During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...

According to Plutarch, by Alexander’s conquest of Darius at Gaugamela in October 331, the empire of Persia was thought to be completely destroyed, and a few days later, at the nearby village of Arbela ...

A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into antiquity. As part of an ongoing restoration, researchers have learned that the artwork’s stones came from quarries ...

King Darius III, last of the Achaemenid kings of Persia, owes his three years of fame to his conqueror, Alexander the Great. He lost the great Battle of Issus in November ... Darius was murdered by ...

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?