He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

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

Alexander the Great, having conquered Persia and defeated Darius III (not Darius II), adopted this royal attire. A frieze in Tomb II depicts a figure, likely Alexander, hunting in a purple sarapis ...

At the Gulf of Issus in 333 B.C., Alexander soundly defeated Persian emperor Darius III, who retreated so hastily, he left behind family members to be taken hostage.

Sisygambis, mother of Darius III, mistakes Hephaestion (center) ... The man who would become Alexander the Great was born in July 356 B.C. and inherited the Macedonian throne two decades later.

Just 25 when he chased his enemy Darius III, the last Achaemenid king, across Persia, he was hardly old enough to be set in his ways. And yet that’s not how the story is usually told.

Alexander's famous features have captivated artists from antiquity -- like the creator of the Alexander Mosaic, depicting the Battle of Issus against Darius III, found in Pompeii.

Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god-like status. Here’s how he redrew the map of the world. ... Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.

Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.

Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.