A study reveals that the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, Greece, built by Alexander for Hephaestion, was solar-aligned with the ...

Philip II comes to life in a speculative reconstruction based on ancient ... leader unrivaled by any but his famous son, Alexander the Great. Photograph by James L. Stanfield, Nat Geo Image ...

Color reconstruction of Alexander the Great wearing his “chlamys” in the battle between the Greeks and Persians on the Alexander Sarcophagus. Note the eight-ray golden star discs depicted on his ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.

An aerial view of the Palace of Aigai following 16 years of restoration AFP via Getty Images On the day he was crowned king of Macedonia, Alexander the Great stood atop the intricately patterned ...

Alexander, the brilliant young Macedonian king remembered as “the Great,” has frequently been compared to the mythic Greek hero Achilles. Both were beloved by their soldiers and almost invincible.