Archaeologists in Turkey have just identified the site of Alexander the Great's first victory over the Persian Empire. This ...

When it comes to historical and archaeological finds, few things spark our curiosity quite like the adventures of Alexander ...

New evidence suggests that the battlefield lies in northwestern Turkey. The battle marked the start of the 21-year-old ...

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

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 ...

a major victory for Alexander the Great. The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided a monumental ...

In May 334 BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against the Persian Achaemenid Empire in his campaign to conquer Asia Minor. The Battle of Granicus was the first of three major battles ...

The world we live in might be unrecognizable if Alexander the Great had been defeated by the ... at the Granicus River in Turkey, a Persian satrap (commander) named Spithridates nearly landed ...

The complex relationship between Alexander the Great and his father Philip II, marked by rivalry, admiration, and a legacy of conquest.

ALEXANDER the Great (356 BCE – 323 BCE ... In 334 BCE, he launched an ambitious campaign against the Persian Achaemenid Empire, beginning with his legendary victory at the Battle of Granicus.

Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedon in October ... his first of three triumphs here over the imposing Achaemenid Persian Empire, clearing the way for eastward Hellenization.

The site of the historic Battle of Granikos, where Alexander the Great secured a pivotal victory over the Persian Empire, was identified after 20 years of dedicated research. Prof. Dr. Reyhan ...