SUMMARY Alexander the Great’s siege of Tyre in 332 BCE was a pivotal moment in his conquest of the Persian Empire. Despite initial setbacks, Alexander’s forces eventually breached the city’s ...

No man is an island, but it turns out all Alexander the Great needed to take over an entire island was a little help from Mother Nature. A half-mile-long spit of sand once linked the ancient ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of students of history and Greek culture. The countries that were added to his ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

Alexander, the brilliant young Macedonian king remembered as “the Great,” has frequently been compared to the mythic Greek hero Achilles. Both were beloved by their soldiers and almost ...

Historical sources report that the body of Alexander the Great was then transferred to Memphis, the ancient capital of pharaonic Egypt, and although it is officially unknown where the tomb was ...

Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedon in October 336 B.C.E.. Over the following decade, he conquered an unparalleled territory that grew to span from Greece to northwestern India.