The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian Arrian. Arrian had access to eyewitness accounts which are now lost ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

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 ...

Some markings and a coin jammed between rock formations caught their attention — and for good reason. The traces revealed the chamber was once an ancient Roman sanctuary. A joint team of ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from ... Mount Olympus (the ...

Credit: papadimitriou/Getty Images Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive empire that stretched from the Balkans ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. We know ...

“Taylor’s embrace of ancient coins makes perfect sense to me ... respected and competent emperor who fashioned himself as a great classical philosopher and traveled widely throughout ...

Alexander the Great is known as Iskandar or Dhul-Qarnayn (the “Two-Horned One”) in Islam. Credit: Public Domain Alexander the Great, known as Iskandar or Dhul-Qarnayn (the “Two-Horned One”) in Islam, ...

The “stater” coins were found at less than 30cm below the surface of the soil amount to 11 years in wages for an ordinary Roman soldier, according to the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities.