The history of Modern Greek at Harvard University begins in 1828, just a few years after the start of the Greek War of ...

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

For example, an edict placed near modern-day Kanda­har in Afghanistan, an area that had been under Alexander the Great’s control for a period, was written in Greek and Aramaic.

The incredible story of Alexander the Great and his conquest of the known world is brought to life with animated maps, images from Osprey Publishing and Total War game footage. In Part 1, we look ...

Under the leadership of Philip II between 359 to 336 BC, it grew to dominate mainland Greece through mostly conquest. However, it was his son, Alexander the Great, who took Macedonia to new heights.

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.