One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...
The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.
Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own. His ...
Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.
After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...
He defeated the Persian King Darius III, seizing control of his empire. It is noteworthy that, at its peak, Alexander’s domain stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. He then ...