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 ...

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.

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

Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally made his way east to India. This movie concentrated on those eight years of battles, as well as his ...

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 ...