Archaeologists believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great and his forces fought the Battle of Granicus against the Persian Empire in Çanakkale, Turkey.

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He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.Researchers ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...

Before Zeus could rule as the king of the ancient Greek gods, he had to defeat his father and the Titans in a decade-long war ...

He was a warrior so large that his name is now a byword for immense size. But just how big was Goliath the biblical giant in ...

Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...

The past few years have seen record-breaking tourism to Greece, a red hot travel destination that is about to get even hotter ...

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Dion, the sacred site of ancient Macedonia, lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, featuring lush vegetation, springs and a ...

LEWIS HAMILTON has been thrust into the crazy world of Ferrari. And from bonus payments to bust-ups, it’s not all “Dolce Vita” at the Italian team. Not to mention the notorious ...