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

Newsweek illustration. Inset is Calliope Limneos-Papakosta, who is leading the archaeological work in Alexandria. She regards Alexander the Great as a hero. Newsweek illustration. Inset is ...

Photographs by Myrto Papadopoulos Photo illustration of Philip II of Macedon, left, and his son Alexander the Great. Sculptures are first-century Roman copies of Greek originals. A. Dagli Orti ...

Alexander the Great was king of Macedon from 336 to 323BC ... There is even a 16th-century Persian illustration showing Alexander worshipping at Mecca—an image that tickled British colonial ...