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

A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into ... well-known representation of his face in ancient art.” Mosaics were a flourishing art form in the Roman ...

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 ...

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.

Alexander was born in Pella ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander ...