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

Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India in just 13 years, when he was king of Macedonia. His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's ...

As Alexander the Great lay on his deathbed in 323 B.C., his generals reportedly asked to whom he left his empire. "To the strongest," Alexander said, according to historians. "And, of course, they ...

The mysterious tomb of Alexander the Great may not have been found yet, but do we at least know what it looked like?

Alexander the Great conquered the known world, even pushing the borders of his sprawling empire into the uncharted ...

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

Alexander the Great had gone West not East? In this scenario Western civilisation takes a completely different turn of events. Rather than conquering all of Asia across to India, Alexander the ...

A notable aspect of Alexander the Great’s death is that his body allegedly did not show any signs of decomposition until six days after he supposedly died. For the Ancient Greeks, this was proof ...

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

What Made Alexander So Great? By ABC News. November 19, 2004, 6:01 PM. Nov. 24, 2004 — -- Caesar crossed the Rubicon. Napoleon had a good run before he met his Waterloo.