Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.

Round 2: MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Alexander conquered the entire Persian Empire and extended Greek influence across Egypt, Persia, and India — and never once lost a battle. Despite commanding a ...

Alexander, who ruled from 336 to 323 B.C., is renowned for his 11-year campaign in Asia, during which he conquered the Persian Empire before dying mysteriously in its capital city of Babylon at ...

Alexander the Great died in June 323 B.C. in Babylon, in what is now Iraq, at age 32. By that time, he had conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India.

Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India in just 13 years, when he was king of Macedonia. His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's ...

Historians and researchers created a new face reconstruction of Alexander the Great, the Ancient Greek leader of the kingdom ...

Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedon in October 336 B.C.E.. Over the following decade, he conquered an unparalleled territory that grew to span from Greece to northwestern India.

It was all part of the dividing of Alexander the Great’s empire —including his possessions—upon his death in 323 BC. A simple piece of cotton may soon prove it out.

For years, it wasn't completely clear where Philip II was buried, along with other Alexander the Great family members. Archaeologists have finally solved that mystery; they made a major finding ...

According to an ancient Greek folk tale, Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike of Macedon, transformed into a mermaid.

Alexander the Great is one of the best-known figures in world history. He only lived until age 32, dying in Babylon. But first, he built a massive empire that stretched from "the Balkans to India." ...