Political assassinations in ancient Greece were both shocking and strategic, shaping the course of Alexander the Great's empire.

Archaeologists study Termessos which Alexander the Great failed to conquer, now preserved in isolation for over 2,000 years.

In just over a decade, Alexander the Great carved out one of history’s largest empires, stretching from Greece to Egypt and deep into Asia. He defeated the Persian Empire, founded cities like ...

June 19 -- — Way back in the fourth century B.C., a young Alexander the Great thundered across what is now the Middle East in a bloody mission that ranks among the most brilliant military conquests in ...

Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the clear heir, polygamy, exile, and an assassination made Alexander's path to ...

In June 323 BCE, in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, the most powerful man in the world died. Just 13 days earlier, Alexander the Great—the greatest conqueror the world had seen—had ...