He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have just identified the site of Alexander the Great's first victory over the Persian Empire. This particular site had been unclear for 150 years.

Peritas the legendary dog followed Alexander the Great on the path to glory, fighting alongside his master and saving his ...

The site of one of the most decisive battles in history, the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great first defeated the Persians in pursuit of all of Asia Minor, has finally been located in ...

He then set out to conquer the massive Persian ... great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander, politician, scholar and explorer ...

Alexander the Great visited the city of Troy while on his campaign against the Persian Empire. What did he do while he was there?

He didn’t always go through very nicely, but he triumphed over ever possible obstacle: a mountain, a river, war ... (Persian) empires, and author of A short introduction: Alexander the Great ...

In May 334 BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against the Persian Achaemenid Empire in his campaign to conquer Asia Minor. The Battle of Granicus was the first of three major battles ...