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

Unlike ancient conquerors who took rape and pillage as their right in victory, Alexander tended to stick to the latter and eschew the former. Sisygambis, the mother of Darius III, was said to have ...

Alexander captured the Persian royals, including Darius’ wife and mother. Instead of enslaving them, as might have been expected, he treated them with dignity. Sisygambis, Darius’ mother ...