After the murder of his father, Philip of Macedon, Alexander ... died under mysterious circumstances. Four of his generals divided the empire between themselves. In the areas they ruled, Greek ...

Through the spread of Greek culture, Alexander increased ... Cyrus 2, Alexander 2 Cyrus the Great built the first true world empire, uniting diverse territories under the Achaemenid rule, and ...

Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the ...

Already a military victor with many battles under his belt, the newly crowned monarch marched on — collecting revolting Greek ... Alexander proclaimed himself king of Asia, claiming the right to rule ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great ... empire soon splintered, for centuries, the official language of administration in the area remained Greek.

Greece has reopened the ancient palace where Alexander the Great became King ... to the rise of the Roman Empire. His conquests set the foundation for the Greek influence in the eastern part ...

Alexander, the brilliant young Macedonian king remembered as “the Great,” has frequently been compared to the mythic Greek hero Achilles. Both were beloved by their soldiers and almost invincible.