How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire. He made ...
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'I nearly fell out of my chair': 1,800-year-old mini portrait of Alexander the Great found in a field in Denmark
Based on the imagery, archaeologists immediately knew they were looking at the face of Alexander the Great, the legendary leader of the ancient kingdom of Macedon whose empire stretched from the ...
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Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC)
His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias ... He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire. Against overwhelming odds, he led his army to victories across the Persian ...
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What happened to the ancient Egyptians?
Child: Oh dear. Abdul: When Alexander of Macedon expanded his empire he conquered Egypt, and made himself pharaoh! After he died, the descendants of his general, Ptolemy ruled for nearly 300 years!