The palace was the ceremonial hub for the ... Cartledge — author of “Alexander the Great” — agrees that Darius I was a formidable ruler, who tolerated other religions.

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 the Royal ...

Archaeologists reopened the 2,300-year-old Palace of Aigai, the monumental site where Alexander the Great became king, after 16 years of restoration work, a photo shows. Giannis Papanikos AP Over ...

Alexander The Great’s palace in ancient Aigai ... He headed east through modern Turkey, beating Darius III, King of Persia. He marched into Egypt and even as far as India, winning every battle.

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan. The Palace ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his ... archaeologists opened the Royal Palace of Aigai to visitors. The palace was the ...

The site of one of the most important monuments in classical antiquity - the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king - has reopened after a 16-year restoration. The Palace of Aigai ...