Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was Alexander the Greatest - the most triumphant leader ancient Greece ever saw. He headed east through modern Turkey, beating Darius III, King of Persia.

Over 2,300 years ago, a 20-year-old man was crowned king in a sprawling palace in Greece. He went on to build an empire that stretched to modern-day Afghanistan and left a legacy felt today. His ...

Archaeologists from the British Museum have now decoded some of the inscriptions and believe a Greek temple to Alexander the Great was founded on the site. In a twist of fate, they think that the ...

Share or comment on this article: Ancient Iraqis may have worshipped Alexander the Great: Archaeologists discover a temple where the Greek king was proclaimed 'divine' 2,300 years ago We are no ...

Diogenes, known as the father of Cynicism, has become famous for his interaction with famous Greek leader Alexander the Great ...

Historians and researchers created a new face reconstruction of Alexander the Great, the Ancient Greek leader of the kingdom ...

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a vast tomb that they believe is connected with the reign of the warrior-king Alexander the Great, who conquered vast areas of the ancient world between ...

While the average age expectancy in Ancient Greece was just 20 to 35, it was a very odd thing for someone like Alexander the Great to die at 32 years old. Great kings and members of the elite ...

ATHENS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Greece is ready to reopen on Saturday a palace of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia where Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C.) was declared king.

The Greek government has just reopened an ancient palace where the well-known conqueror Alexander the Great ascended to the throne as King of Macedonia roughly 2,400 years ago. Formerly referred to as ...