Bordered by Greece and Albania, this small country is rich in natural beauty and its long and layered history is reflected in ...

Alexander the Great's vast empire was built upon his keen and continuously changing battle tactics, which depended on the enemy and terrain.

B.C.E., King Philip II of Macedon gathered friends and family at his royal court in Aegae to celebrate the marriage of his daughter Cleopatra — when one of his own bodyguards suddenly stabbed him to ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In some cases, these were perfectly in line with the weapons used by other ...

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The remains of a temple or shrine that was located above Tomb I, on top of a tumulus in ...

This is the untold saga of the world’s greatest military fighting force, made up of 150 pairs of male lovers, whose story has just been uncovered ...

Lyncus was first settled in the 7th century B.C. after the kingdom itself was conquered by King Phillip II of Macedon in 358 ... we don’t have Philip II, Alexander’s father, nor do we have ...

Start with Philippi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded by Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great). Wander through the well-preserved ruins of a Greek theatre, Roman forum ...

Philip II was around 45 years old at the time of his ... all sit in what is considered to be the Royal burial Ground of Macedon Kings still leans into the idea that the unidentified skeleton ...

New study challenges the theory that Tomb I in Vergina belongs to Philip II of Macedon. Photo of Tomb III entrance, where remains of Philip IV, son of Alexander the Great, were found. Credit: ...

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 ...