New archaeological finds at Mieza in northern Greece are strengthening the theory that Alexander the Great and other Macedonian royal youths studied there under Aristotle. The discoveries come from the ancient Royal Gymnasium of Mieza, a large educational and...
Archaeologists in western Turkey have uncovered a sacred area inside the North Temple of Blaundos (Greek: Βλαῦνδος), an ancient Greek city founded during the Hellenistic period and later shaped by Roman and Byzantine rule.
The discovery is shedding new light...
Archaeologists and scholars have spent nearly a century investigating what happened to Alexander the Great and where his tomb is located. Some argue that his tomb is in Macedonia, northern Greece, while others claim it is in Alexandria, Egypt,...
Researchers working at the ancient Greek city of Termessos (Greek: Τερμησσός) in modern-day Turkey have identified two Greek inscriptions that are shedding new light on the city's political identity and ritual life in antiquity.
Located in the mountains of ancient...
The early modern Persian world produced a substantial body of occult-scientific manuals dedicated to one of humanity’s oldest political ambitions: world domination. This was a distinct genre of literature that promised access to universal sovereignty through mastery of the...
Alexander the Great’s (356-323 BC) death meant his vision for a Greco-Persian Empire was extinguished with him—or was it?
A hodgepodge of East and West, Mithridates’ Pontic Empire emerges as a compelling possibility of what Alexander's empire could've been,...
The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has officially declared the Granicus Battlefield—where Alexander the Great secured his first major victory against the Persian Empire—a "protected historical and archaeological site."
According to a ministry announcement and statements shared on social...
As one of the most famous figures in human history, it comes as little surprise that the life of Alexander the Great is tied to several legends of mythic proportions, of which several concern the conqueror's encounters with sea...
No other woman in Ancient Greek history inspired as much fascination, fear, and controversy as Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great. She is described as passionate, intelligent, ruthless, and deeply religious. Enemies portrayed her as dangerous and manipulative,...
