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

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then ...

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 ...

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

His innovations, from the time he bought the franchise in 1979 until his death in 2013, turned his team into L.A.’s hottest ...

Picture Alexander the Great alive today. How would his colossal wealth stack up against the likes of modern-day moguls?

Alexander the Great was born in 356 BCE in Pella, capital of Macedonia, to king Philip II and his queen Olympia. From his childhood, Alexander showed great promise as a warrior and leader.

The Apple TV+ Isaac Asimov adaptation returns soon for more sci-fi rulers, freaky math, and warfare both physical and psychic ...

T en thousand Britons crowded into Hyde Park last week on Queen Victoria’s birthday, more popularly known as Empire Day, which England sets aside to honor her great inheritance.. In the natural ...

The Great Pyramid was constructed as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, to a height of 146 metres (479 feet). With much of its white limestone ...

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s scoring champ who averaged 32.7 points, had a tremendous impact on the Thunder’s dominance during the regular season (they were a top-five offense with him as the ...