At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Picture Alexander the Great alive today. How would his colossal wealth stack up against the likes of modern-day moguls?

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. Chandragupta Maurya is considered to ...

A survey of more than 500 political scientists found that they believe the United States is headed towards authoritarian rule ...

I: THE HELLENIC CRUSADE. The freedom of the Greek city-states died on September 1st, 338 1 on the field of Chaeronea, where Philip II of Macedon defeated a last desperate alliance of Greek cities, ...

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The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

Alexander's Journey served as both a cultural presentation and a gesture of cross-community engagement, inviting audiences to ...