So it is worth studying the last time America took over 2m sparsely populated, richly endowed, strateg­ically located square kilometres. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson pulled off the Louisiana ...

After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...

It is no wonder that Alexander the Great (356 BC–323 BC) was often mistaken for a god; he modeled his life on nothing less. Instilled in him from an early age was the belief that he was the product of ...

The empire of Alexander the Great ruled from Egypt to India. The countries of that region still show some Greek influence in their art, architecture, languages, and other cultural elements. Also: ...

INGLEWOOD – Yes, I realize it doesn’t work that way, but don’t you wish you could go ahead and place your order right now for the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 25? More Rams vs. Seahawks, please.

The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander the Great, the young and ambitious king of Macedon, leading his army of ...

Alexander of Macedon, more widely known as Alexander the Great, is one of history’s most famous conquerors. Many historians, poets, and writers have been mesmerized by his conquests. The enthralling ...

For more than quarter century, Greta Greenberger ended her tours of Philadelphia City Hall at the tower, just below the bronze buckled shoes of William Penn (1892), the shady colossus that Alexander ...

Experts have identified a site in northwest Turkey as that of the Battle of the Granicus, a major victory for Alexander the Great. The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided a ...

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Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the clear heir, polygamy, exile, and an assassination made Alexander's path to ...