The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

Alexander encountered Kalanos, an Indian sage, whose wisdom and detachment challenged the conqueror's values. Kalanos joined ...

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...

Alexander the Great (born 356 BCE) died on 10 June 323 BCE, probably at the age of 32. Scholars disagree about the causes of his death, and the place in which he was buried.

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The Detroit Pistons could be targeting two new role players after Naz Reid signed a long-term contract extension with the ...

Cimon was a statesman and general who died conquering the Persians in Cyprus, but his men abandoned the siege to give him a ...

Its title signals it will not be a history viewed through a chosen lens, whether of post-colonialism, decolonisation or post-modernism, those deconstructive narratives of the past 50 years. It urges ...

We’re unfortunately at that time of year where there’s no hockey being played. While I do my best to keep my sports brain occupied with baseball and watching highlights of last season, I am awaiting ...

"It wasn't an easy ride," Henry Mount Charles told the RTE documentary of his life broadcast last Christmas. "I've had good ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...