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In a startling development, archaeologists say these mysterious skeletons are the father and son of this legendary ruler.
Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...
Alexander the Great's siege of the island city of Tyre used all the innovation and cunning worthy of a conqueror still known ...
Greece has reopened the ancient palace where Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia some 2,400 years ago to the public after it underwent restoration. CNN values your feedback 1.
In Greece, Aigai, one of the most important ancient royal capitals and the place where Alexander the Great was crowned, will reopen to the public on Sunday after years of restoration.
Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a "hetaira" to Alexander the Great's army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an "esteemed escort ...
The tombs at Vergina are located in proximity to the ancient site of Aegae, the first capital of the kingdom of Macedonia.Philip II unified this kingdom, and his son, Alexander the Great, expanded ...
The structure, which dates back to ancient times, is surrounded by a wall that is 1,600ft in circumference - so mammoth that it dwarfs the burial site of Alexander's father, Philip II, in Vergina ...
What a Great find. New archeological research has uncovered a piece of cloth with a “physical description [that] exactly fits ...
A statue of Alexander the Great is pictured in Athens, Greece, on May 3, 2019. New research has identified a piece of cloth found in an ancient royal tomb as belonging to the Macedonian king.
An ancient tunic beleived to belong to Alexander the Great was found in the Royal Tombs of Vergina in Greece. Alamy Stock Photo What a Great find. New archeological research has uncovered a piece ...