Archaeologists in Turkey have just identified the site of Alexander the Great's first victory over the Persian Empire. This particular site had been unclear for 150 years.
The young king of Macedonia, leader of the Greeks, overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of ... scholar and explorer, Alexander led his army a further 11,000 miles ...
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Following the mutiny of his army, Alexander the Great was forced to abandon his eastward march. In response, he turned his ...
Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip ... But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist. Two thousand years on, we still largely believe ‘his’ side ...
In 333 BCE, near the small Pinarus River along the modern-day borders of Turkey and Syria, a fierce battle took place between the forces of Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III.