The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...

When Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother's womb, making his succession a web of intrigue.

The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian Arrian. Arrian had access to eyewitness accounts which are now lost ...

Kings and Generals' animated series on Ancient Greece continues with the wars of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander ...

the fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt and the great-grandson of Ptolemy I, moved Alexander's body to its final documented resting place: Soma, Alexandria's great mausoleum, according to the book ...

Likewise, the Ptolemies, rivals of the Seleucids over the vast empire built by Alexander the Great, promoted Hellenism in Asia Minor, Ethiopia, Arabia, and mainly Egypt. Ptolemy II Philadelphus ...

We are still discussing the many archaeological discoveries we announced back in January 8, revealed by the Egyptian mission ...

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The most famous gay couple of antiquity… … were possibly really just close platonic friends. Whether Alexander the Great and his close advisor and bodyguard Hephaestion did indeed share a bed is a ...

Many scholars who have studied the question have come up with theories about the location of Alexander the Great’s final resting place, which has made this one of the most hotly debated mysteries in a ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...