The site of one of the most decisive battles in history, the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great first defeated the Persians in pursuit of all of Asia Minor, has finally been located in ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great ... at the Battle of Issus, Alexander captured the Persian royals, including Darius’ wife and mother.

A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle.

He’d once saved Alexander’s life in battle. Now he was taunting him for being more Persian than Greek. The Macedonians were famous across Greece for being great drinkers, and Alexander was no ...