B.C.E., King Philip II of Macedon gathered friends and family at his royal court in Aegae to celebrate the marriage of his ...

A Greek research team used radiocarbon dating to make a shocking discovery about Alexander the Great's family.

A recent study challenges the identification of Philip II’s tomb at Vergina, urging reevaluation of the evidence with ...

After much research and debate, some historians decided that one of the tombs, known as the Tomb of Persephone, held the remains of Philip II of Macedon—Alexander the Great's father, along with ...

His father, Philip II of Macedon, ruled the ancient kingdom before him, from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. While the resting place of Alexander the Great is unknown, researchers ...

Archaeologists in Greece are showing how Philip of Macedon paved the way for his son Alexander to become a legend Richard Grant; Photographs by Myrto Papadopoulos Photo illustration of Philip II ...

A new forensic study appears to solve a long-standing debate in Greek archaeology over the burial location of King Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. Since the excavation of ...

Study of ancient Argead Macedonia used to focus nearly exclusively on Philip II and his son Alexander III the Great. Daily life, social and religious practices, and material culture got little ...

The site contains three 4th century B.C.E. tombs. Along with Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of Macedon, the researchers said the three tombs also contain Alexander’s half-brother ...

The kingdom was conquered by King Philip II of Macedon in 358 B.C. “Every indication is pointing toward this being the city of Lyncus, within Lyncestis,” Angeloff said. “Nothing is pointing ...

Fifty years ago, in the ancient town of Vergina, northern Greece, archaeologists found three royal tombs. They were thought to contain the remains of the family of Alexander the Great, dating ...