The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian Arrian. Arrian had access to eyewitness accounts which are now lost ...

A project is underway to reconstruct the lighthouse as a 3-D computer model ...

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project aims to reassemble it in 3-D.

After Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BC his generals vied for control of the vast territories of his empire. Among them were Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, and ...

Alexander the Great was the ruler of one of the biggest empires in the ancient world. However, he died before his 33rd birthday, leaving behind a legend. He was careful and apparently avoided many ...

Columbia Professor Richard A. Billows, in his book Before and After Alexander, sheds light on unseen aspects of the legendary conqueror’s life, revealing fresh insights into his romances and the theft ...

When Cleopatra VII and Mark Anthony closed their eyes for the last time, passing through to their longed-for afterlife, among the successors were their three orphans: Alexander Helios, Cleopatra ...

With the Grand Egyptian Museum scheduled to open in late 2025, the age-old mystery surrounding "the final resting place of Alexander the Great" continues to captivate historians and archaeologists ...

Now that new drugs have allowed the government’s Fat Controller to celebrate a nation of skinnies – let us hope the drugs are not too temptingly tasty – he will not have to adopt the Spartan custom of ...