Alexander the Great created a mighty empire that stretched from the Balkans to Egypt and as far east as India, establishing the Hellenistic period. The empire was a creation of a brave man with vision, leaving behind generals and...
During the siege of a Mallian stronghold in India, Alexander the Great charged up the walls alone and jumped into the enemy city ahead of his army. In this most astonishing episode of ancient warfare, Alexander the Great blurred...
Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar with the fascinating history of her ancestors.
The Ptolemaic Dynasty, to which she belonged, was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, one of the...
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, the last standing of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was an engineering marvel that served to guide ships to the port city.
It was completed in the 3rd century BC during the reign of...
From the battlefields of India to the hills of Judea, the thunder of elephants once echoed under the banners of ancient Greek kings. After Alexander the Great’s march to the Indus, elephants became symbols of power, courage, and empire.
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Greek police have recovered antiquities including a kouros statue torso and an ancient gold coin among other artifacts before they were sold for millions by antiquity smugglers.
According to the official announcement by the Hellenic Police (EL.AS), an extensive police...
The ancient Greek period in Jerusalem lasted from 332 to 152 BC following the death of Alexander the Great and the dividing of his empire by his generals, the so-called diadochi.
Alexander's successors imposed the Hellenistic culture on their new...
A new Netflix documentary, Queen Cleopatra, exploring the life of the legendary ruler of Egypt, has come under fire for historical revisionism. The documentary has been criticized for "blackwashing" due to the decision to depict Cleopatra as black, despite...
