The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a long-lost Egyptian city that dates back 2,500 years. Located around six miles (10 km) south ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

What do you need to know as the NBA Finals tip off with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers facing off for the Larry O’Brien Trophy? CNN Sports is here to fill you in on everything.

The Parisian clay brings out the fiercest tennis contests, and Wednesday’s French Open quarterfinal offers no less promise. In a quarterfinal encounter more like a semifinal in disguise ...

Alexander Zverev quashed notions of Novak Djokovic being an underdog at the French Open before their high-stakes quarter-final clash. The pair will compete for the 14th time, and it's their first ...

Alexander the Great linothorax inspired by Pompei mosaic, displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy. ... and the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC. The Companion cavalry often ...

Over the next 10 years, Alexander led campaigns across large parts of West Asia and North Africa. In 330 BC, he defeated Darius III in the decisive battle of Gaugamela, and after a long campaign in ...

NBA Finals and regular-season MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signed a four-year, $28- million contract extension. How does it ...

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

The Battle of the Valley is one of the most underrated rivalries in college football. San Jose State and Fresno State, separated by just 155 miles, are two highly competitive G5 programs.