In 334 BC, Alexander the Great and his army faced the Persian forces of Darius III at the Battle of Granicus River. This would be Alexander's first …
Alexander and the Battle of Granicus River
In 334 BC, Alexander the Great and his army faced the Persian forces of Darius III at the Battle of Granicus River. This would be Alexander's first major victory against the Persian king. However, the Persian army was commanded not by Darius III, but by a group of Persian satraps and Greek mercenaries, notably including Memnon of Rhodes...
Blood spilled on the cold marble floor, and the silence that followed saw the sudden death of one of the most loyal general and protectors of …
In the Phrygian city of Gordium in the late 4th century BC, there was a complicated knot tied to a wagon that challenged all who attempted to untie …
Alexander the Great, one of history's most renowned conquerors, was not only a formidable military strategist but also a devoted admirer of Greek …
Information about the history of the peoples of ancient Greece, Crete, Macedon, Mycenae and the Hellenistic world founded by Alexander the Great.