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

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.

After Alexander’s death, Persia became part of the Seleucid Greek empire and developed a distinctive artistic and architectural fusion that helped enrich the culture that became modern Iran. 9. Iraq ...

Alexander had seen that his future empire would be mostly Asian, with a small European appendage, and its leader would need to exert control in the way that its Asian subjects respected.

Greece\u00a0has reopened the\u00a0ancient palace\u00a0where Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia some 2,400 years ago after it\u00a0underwent restoration.

Under Alexander, served as major naval base, from which fleet sailed for Asia 1964: First official excavation began, led by Dimitris Lazaridis Image source, Greek culture ministry ...

The sarcophagus was found under the floor of a cavernous, vaulted structure that is more than 25ft tall. Excavations at the site, which dates to around the time that Alexander died in the fourth ...

Archaeologists have unearthed gold jewellery, weapons and pottery at an ancient burial site near Pella in northern Greece, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, the culture ministry said on Thursday.

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.

(CNN) — Greece has reopened the ancient palace where Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia some 2,400 years ago after it underwent restoration.The Palace of Aigai, formally known as Read More ...

By Xiaofei Xu and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — Greece has reopened the ancient palace where Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia some 2,400 years ago after it underwent restoration. The ...