Though parts of the mosaic have been damaged in the more than two millennia since its creation,...
Alexander the Great
Alexander’s connections with Asclepius and his use of these links to portray himself as a healer. Abstract...
The men reached a consensus; they did not want to follow Alexander further into Indian territory. By...
Alexander, unable to attack from the sea, built causeway stretching out to the island on a natural...
In archaic and classical Greece thrones were reserved for the gods and by extension, their priests and...
Examining the Macedonian king in combat. In his account of the preparations for the battle at Granicus,...
The Hellenistic world which had had no monarch for half a decade after Alexander suddenly had a...
A new generation of forensics has turned up surprising results and taken us closer to establishing just...
Throughout his life, Hephaestion remained close to Alexander, serving both as a valuable advisor and friend. Introduction...
Athens after the Peloponnesian War never regained the level of economic and military strength it once had....
At Hydaspes Alexander met a formidable opponent in King Porus. Introduction For almost a decade, Alexander the...
He looted the city and burned it to the ground. Introduction In the year 330 BCE Alexander...
Seleucus was arguably the most successful of Alexander’s successors with the creation of a multi-national empire. Introduction...
Darius took personal command of his army for this encounter and led them to a resounding defeat....
It was here, against all odds, that Alexander defeated the forces of the Persian satraps of Asia...
The conquest of Persia was not preordained and those living within its vast empire could never foresee...
Alexander the Great pushed east into Mesopotamia with the intention of bringing Darius to battle. Introduction After...
The attack had been six years in the making, and still, the Persians were not fully prepared....
After looting its treasures, Alexander burned the great palace and surrounding city to the ground, as Xerxes...
The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic successor state of Alexander the Great’s empire, which at its height...
The synthesis of Greek and Egyptian customs, beliefs and practices created by Ptolemy I and his heirs...
Immediately after the death of Alexander the Great, the power play began. By Robin WaterfieldBritish Classics Scholar...
Alexander the Great’s cause of death has been contentious since antiquity. By Nathan Gamble (left) and...