History Hit's Tristan Hughes travels to Egypt to explore its extraordinary links to one of the most famous names from ...

Bactrian gold discoveries in Asia reveal ancient Greek civilization marks that predate Alexander the Great's conquests ...

Greece isn’t just a place, it’s a feeling. It’s where myths breathe through pine-covered hills, marble ruins glow under honey ...

The name Alexander the Great is considered legendary. It stands for power and a drive that refused to quit. More than two ...

JUST one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still stands – with the rest lost to plunder, fire, earthquakes and the ...

The custom of using a royal throne was not Greek but Persian, and it was adopted by Alexander after conquering the Achaemenid Empire. This cultural shift left its mark on the royal tombs of the ...

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization.

The 21st century has delivered some truly awful epic movies, from misguided historical affairs like Alexander to confused ...

From Sigiriya in Sri Lanka to the astonishing Pompeii in Italy, we take a look at some of the most fabulous cities lost and ...

Ever since childhood, my imagination was seared by the exploits of Alexander the Great. Like many, I was introduced to them through lessons in classical history. The stories of the young Macedonian ...