The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander ...

Customs, flavors and rituals linking food to the sacred and divine had an enormous upheaval during the time of Alexander the ...

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

A new Netflix series about the life of Alexander the Great, which includes scenes of him with a male lover, has faced criticism from some Greek officials, and some historians say that although the ...

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 ...

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 ...