Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

The most famous gay couple of antiquity… … were possibly really just close platonic friends. Whether Alexander the Great and ...

A Roman mosaic in Alter do Chão, Portugal, depicts Alexander the Great's clash with King Porus—one of only three such mosaics ...

I enjoy reading books that analyze history. Last year I received a signed copy of a book by William J. Federer titled “Change to Chains: The 6,000 Year Quest for Control.” This book was published ...

Calliope Limneos-Papakosta believes the tomb may be hidden beneath modern Alexandria's streets, at the intersection of ...

In this enlightening documentary, historian Sona Datta walks us through the most vibrant city in the Indus Valley that seduced Alexander the Great and shaped the modern world. Watch the full ...

Shakespeare, turning history into great poetry, comes to mind after all. In “Julius Caesar,” knowing that his funeral oration ...

The US president should be thinking of rebuilding Gaza for the people who lost everything, instead of turning it into a ...

After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Everyone from Cleopatra to Julius Caesar (pictured) was said to have visited ... But Cartledge also says Alexander was a ...