He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

At school, Sommer planned to specialize in sciences, but one day his history teacher showed pupils a map ... about Alexander but not Cyrus the Great, who founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern ... we talk about Alexander but not Cyrus the Great, who founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BCE: racism.

The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander ...

At school, Sommer planned to specialize in sciences, but one day his history teacher showed pupils a map of Alexander’s travels ... In fact, says Briant, there’s a simple reason why, 2,000 years on, ...

(CNN) — By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere ... In fact, says Briant, there’s a simple reason why, 2,000 years on, we talk about Alexander but not ...