New research reveals that the skeleton found in the tomb of Alexander the Great's family does not belong to his father, ...

and his campaign in Asia would far exceed anything that Philip had imagined, it was his inheritance that made it possible. Without Philip’s war machine, there would have been no Alexander the Great.

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon ... Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of ...