Alexander the Great

The Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni criticized Netflix's series on Alexander the Great as being "low-quality fiction" that does not represent historical facts. The minister's statement in Parliament followed a question by a nationalist lawmaker who demanded that Greece...

With the arrival of Valentine's Day, let's journey back to ancient Greece, where love stories transcend the realms of history and mythology. These are tales that have captivated the minds of many generations. From the passions of gods to the...

Dutch photographer and digital artist Bas Uterwijk has been shining a light on what iconic figures from history might have looked like in real life. One of his recent creations is Alexander the Great, the king of the ancient...

Greek archeologists are keen to excavate further the archeological site of Mieza located in the northeastern region of Macedonia where Aristotle is believed to have tutored Alexander the Great. After Greece opened the Palace of Aigai, where Alexander the Great...

The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia became one of the most significant Greek kingdoms of all time under the rule of Alexander the Great. That occurred in the fourth century BCE. However, how did this kingdom even originate, and...

Singapore has a long history of human settlement, having been shown by Greek scientist Ptolemy almost 2000 years ago on his map of the world. Furthermore, the founder of Singapore is mentioned as a descendant of Alexander the Great...

A British amateur metal detectorist literally struck gold by making a great archaeological discovery of a gold cloak fastener that dates back to the Bronze Age. The 54-year-old Jonathan Needham found the precious 3,000-year-old artifact on a patch of land...

Prominent Russian archaeologist of Greek-Pontic descent Victor Sarigiannidis is the man who discovered the ancient city of Bactria

Yet another Netflix documentary on the ancient world has proven controversial, this time with the depiction of Alexander the Great as gay. In the opening episode of “Alexander: The Making of a God,” which started airing on Netflix on January...

Netflix's documentary “Alexander: The Making of a God," portrays the Macedonian king as being gay causing anger among many viewers who say it distorts history. In the opening episode of the series which started airing on Netflix on January 31,...