Netflix’s new docu-drama series, Alexander: The Making of a God, has sparked backlash from “anti-woke" influencers who are offended that the series depicts Alexander the Great in a homosexual ...

Historians have debated the death of Alexander the Great for centuries, with some arguing he was assassinated, while others suggesting he was afflicted by malaria or typhoid. The theories abound with ...

Stephen Harrison has written what might be called a historiographical biography, as his subtitle suggests. He is vitally concerned with how Alexander has been depicted in both ancient and modern times ...

The untimely death of Alexander the Great, on June 10, 323 B.C. in Babylon, has long been a topic of hot debate by historians ...

Alexander, the brilliant young Macedonian king remembered as “the Great,” has frequently been compared to the mythic Greek hero Achilles. Both were beloved by their soldiers and almost invincible. But ...

Ancient Greek kings used war elephants from Alexander to the Seleucids, shaping battles and empire-building across the ...

Scholars have pinpointed the site of Alexander the Great's first major victory, the Battle of the Granicus, using ancient texts and archaeological finds.

One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to fill with honored guests. They had come from across Greece and the Balkans to attend ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Alexander the Great was one of history’s greatest generals, but his father—Philip II—was no slouch either. His rule gave rise to Macedonia and its ...

First, let's get the obvious out of the way: Alexander the Great lived around 350 B.C., so we can't just ask him about his life directly. Instead, historians and archaeologists must use a variety of ...

Experience Alexander the Great’s legendary speech the way his soldiers might have heard it - in the powerful, resonant sound ...

The Abiel Coin is one of the oldest discovered in the UAE, but age isn’t its most remarkable aspect. Crafted from a silver ...