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Ruthless Alexander the Great Never Lost a Battle June 13, 2023
Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, became king at the age of twenty and had conquered most of the known world by the time of his sudden death at 32. During his brief but eventful reign, he created a vast Empire that stretc...
Where Is Alexander the Great's Tomb? April 11, 2023
By the age of 32, Alexander the Great had conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan, making him the sovereign of one of the largest empires in the ancient world. Despite his success and fame, it's impossible to pay re...
Persia Falls Under Alexander's Sword September 29, 2021
On September 30, 331 bc, the fate of two empires was decided on a plain 70 miles north of present-day Irbil, Iraq. Lying near the hamlet of Gaugamela, the plain was part of a vast territory north of the Persian provincial capital of Babylon where Kin...
Elephants Couldn't Stop Alexander the Great May 14, 2021
The Macedonian soldiers stood transfixed on the flood plain as the Pauravan army advanced toward them. The ground shook with each step the great lumbering war elephants took as they advanced toward the wide-eyed Greeks. In towers atop the elephants' ...
Balloon Did in This WW I German Flying Ace November 23, 2020
German officers and men stationed at the airfield in Drama, Greece, were shaken out of their beds by the thunder of heavy guns on the morning of May 20, 1917. Headquarters advised them that British warships in the Aegean Sea were bombarding the naval...
Alexander the Great's Stunning Victory Streak August 21, 2020
For three days the rains had fallen steadily, but then the downpours ceased. So, riding through the mud with his lieutenants, he studies the enemy, formed in the distance along a line almost four miles in length, cavalry covering both flanks, armor g...
What Was So Great About Alexander the Great? June 12, 2020
In the wake of Oliver Stone's epic movie about the Macedonian conqueror's life we at LiveScience believe a reassessment of his triumphs is needed to right the wrongs inflicted by Colin Farrell's hair, Angelina Jolie's lips and Val Kilmer's performanc...
Twisted Path of Spartan Warrior's Plan to Conquer Libya January 15, 2020
In early 324 BC a boyhood friend of Alexander the Great fled from the Macedonian king, becoming the most wanted man in the empire. His name was Harpalus, the former imperial treasurer.Absconding with a small fortune, thousands of veteran mercenaries ...
Was Alexander the Great Prematurely Declared Dead? February 06, 2019
Alexander the Great may have been killed by Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological condition in which a person's own immune system attacks them, says one medical researchers.The condition may have led to a mistaken declaration of the king's dea...
Balkan Nation to Change Its Name January 11, 2019
The Balkan nation Macedonia ratified a U.S.-backed deal with Greece to change its name to “North Macedonia,” opening up a path to membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.Macedonia's parliament on Friday gave final ...
Elephants Couldn't Stop Alexander the Great May 14, 2018
The Macedonian soldiers stood transfixed on the flood plain as the Pauravan army advanced toward them. The ground shook with each step the great lumbering war elephants took as they advanced toward the wide-eyed Greeks. In towers atop the elephants' ...
Balloon Did in This WW I German Flying Ace November 23, 2017
German officers and men stationed at the airfield in Drama, Greece, were shaken out of their beds by the thunder of heavy guns on the morning of May 20, 1917. Headquarters advised them that British warships in the Aegean Sea were bombarding the naval...
