For six centuries, the body of Alexander the Great lay in a monumental tomb in…
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Alexander III of Macedon, or more commonly known as Alexander the Great, succeeded his father…
On June 10, 323 BC in the late evening, after battling an unknown illness for…
It is said that Alexander the Great slept with Homer’s ‘Iliad’ under his pillow and…
Alexander the Great is one of the most extraordinary individuals in history. He became king…
Although Alexander the Great began his epic campaign as retribution against the Persians for their…
Alexander the Great conquered all the way to India and along the way founded new…
By Maydaa Nadar Today we celebrate the beloved Greek poet Constantine Cavafy. He was born…
Aristotle, the teacher and guide of Alexander the Great, had told him that in India…
A superfood berry, sea buckthorns, is believed by scientists to have been consumed by Alexander…
Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria, has its roots obviously in the namesake, Alexander the Great.…
One of the most endearing legacy’s of Alexander the Great was another great, one of…
In almost every Greek city you will find ancient monuments, sculptures or building remains that are evidence of the grand historical past of the country. Many of these monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, not just because of their majestic architecture or their antiquity, but also because of their contribution to modern civilization, society, art and sciences.
Builders uncovered ruins from Alexander the Great’s siege of Gaza at a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery,…
The city of Aigai, is the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia and…
If you are looking for a beautiful town that is bursting with Greek history, culture…
On this day, we commemorate the Battle of Issus. On November 5, 333 B.C., near…
The Academy of Athens and the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad & Public Diplomacy of…
On this day in 1912, the commander of the 8th Turkish army corps, Hasan Tahsin Pasha, signed the protocol officially surrendering Thessaloniki to the advancing Greek Army during the First Balkan War.