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

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.

A painting of Alexander the Great on his deathbed. (Image credit: Chronicle via Alamy) Ptolemy had an agenda: Alexander had left no clear political heir (although his wife Roxana was pregnant with ...

Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images ... and author of A short introduction: Alexander the Great, Briant bristles at the idea that Alexander achieved something that had never been done ...

Alexander the Great visited the city of Troy while on his campaign against the Persian Empire. What did he do while he was there?

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...

These additions include the works of Yale-affiliated Black artists and a new portrait of Black theologian Alexander Crummell.