Alexander the Great quiz: How well do you know the famous king and conqueror from the ancient world?
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...
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Alexander the Great secured a monumental victory during the epic Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE
Darius III assembled a massive army, estimated to be between 100,000 and 250,000 strong, compared to Alexander the Great's ...
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Secrets Surrounding This 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Of Alexander The Great Have Been Revealed Amid Efforts To Preserve It
During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...
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Battle of Raphia: How Did It Reshape Ancient Syria?
BCE, two titans of the Hellenistic world clashed in one of the ancient world’s largest battles to decide the fate of ...
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Ancient Statue Found Near Garbage in Northern Greece
An ancient statue dating to the Hellenistic era was found in a black bag next to garbage bins in Greece's northern city of ...
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Yianni Melas, the Greek Modern-Day Indiana Jones of Gems
World-acclaimed gems explorer and human rights activist Yianni Melas has been budded the modern-day Indiana Jones of gems.
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How tax evasion destroyed the great Chola Empire, explains Anirudh Kanisetti
Public historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, seeks to bring balance to the ... For a medieval Indian ruler like Rajaraja Chola, building a ...
'Once-in-a-century' discovery is unearthed at Pompeii - and it reveals what life was like for the super-rich in the ancient Roman city
A 'once in a century' discovery has revealed a luxurious private bathhouse in the tragic Roman city of Pompeii.
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Famous Alexander Mosaic found in Pompeii is made with 10-color tesserae from Italy, Greece, the Iberian Peninsula, and Tunisia
The Alexander Mosaic, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), is one of the most significant works of ...
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Alexander the Great Mosaic: Unveiling its Ancient Secrets
The remarkable mosaic of Alexander the Great, originally unearthed in Pompeii ... and dark red fragments from Greece’s Cape Matapan. The study also uncovered traces of natural wax and gypsum, likely ...
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Researchers Find Hidden Clues in The Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 Million Tiny Stones Came From All Over the Ancient World
One of the most famous artworks of the ancient world reads almost like a map of the Roman Empire's power.