who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire. He made it as far as the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan, and even crossed ...

The League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian ...

Based on the imagery, archaeologists immediately knew they were looking at the face of Alexander the Great, the legendary leader of the ancient kingdom of Macedon whose empire stretched from the ...

Now, following nearly five decades of excavation and 16 years of painstaking restoration, visitors can enter the Royal Palace ...

The Conqueror of the World Early Life and Ascendancy Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was born in 356 ...

His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias ... He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire. Against overwhelming odds, he led his army to victories across the Persian ...

Child: Oh dear. Abdul: When Alexander of Macedon expanded his empire he conquered Egypt, and made himself pharaoh! After he died, the descendants of his general, Ptolemy ruled for nearly 300 years!