Born in 356 BCE in Pella, Alexander the Great became one of history's most ... At the age of 20, following the assassination of his father, King Philip II, Alexander was crowned king at the ...
A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.
Anaxarchus, a Greek philosopher at Alexander the Great’s court, upheld wisdom and detachment, reflecting on the fleeting ...
Alexander was born in Pella ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander ...
Alexander was brought up on stories of Homer’s heroes from the Trojan Wars. He was a true child of the Greek golden age. His father hired the great philosopher, Aristotle, and asked him to ...