He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

In a campaign that forever marked the course of history, Alexander quelled rebellions in the Balkans and Greece before entering the first official battle against Persia (under Darius) in the ...

Alexander the Great established himself as Emperor of Asia and urged his generals to marry Persian women in the Susa weddings.

Xerxes had spent years planning his invasion of Greece. It was to be his 'divine punishment' for his father Darius' crushing defeat at Marathon in 490 BC. Now, a decade later, he had spared no ...