According to an ancient Greek folk tale, Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike of Macedon, transformed into a mermaid.

Alexander the Great was born in July 356 BC. While the exact day can vary slightly, it is generally cited as July 20th or ...

Alexander the Great is one of the best-known figures in world history. He only lived until age 32, dying in Babylon. But ...

Alexander III of Macedon, commonly referred to as Alexander the Great, became the king of Macedon at the young age of 20.

In a startling development, archaeologists say these mysterious skeletons are the father and son of this legendary ruler.

Alexander of Macedon earned his epithet “Great”—awarded to him in antiquity and not, as one might think, only later—by conquering an empire of two million square miles, ...

Alexander himself was not above using myth for propaganda purposes. He claimed descent from Achilles, the hero of Troy, and from Zeus himself. He took the work of Homer with him wherever he went.

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian ...

Crowned king of Macedon in 336 BCE at the age of 20, ... Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god-like status. Here’s how he redrew the map of the world.