Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the ...

When Antipater was in his deathbed in 319 BCE, he chose an infantry officer named Polyperchon as his successor as regent instead of his son Cassander. At the time, Olympias was in Epirus. The death of ...

Kings and Generals' animated series on Ancient Greece continues with the wars of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great. After Alexander’s death, his generals divided the empire ...

Herod (73-4 B.C.), a hardened warrior and lordly fashion plate who, like his father, Antipater, courted Roman patronage, was eventually named king of Judea by Marc Antony in 40 B.C. King Herod the ...

Hellenic travelers compiled the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, showcasing architectural marvels from ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures. These wonders, including the Great ...

The film stars several big-name actors including Sam Worthington (AVATAR) as Herrod’s son Antipater, Ben Mendelsohn (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY) as the devil Nahash and Gael Garcia Bernal (MOZART IN ...

Sam Worthington, Gael Garcia Bernal and Ben Mendelsohn star in Bethlehem, a new movie from Sound of Freedom filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde.

KING JESUS (424 pp.)—Robert Graves —Creative Age ($3). The story of Jesus Christ, told once & for all in the Gospels, has never since been altered, diminished or improved. Few have felt ...

Over 2,000 years ago, Greek writer Antipater of Sidon made a list of the wonders of the ancient civilisations of the Mediterranean and Middle East: seven exceptional architectural achievements.