long-term empire-building approach. Cyrus 2, Alexander 2 Cyrus the Great built the first true world empire, uniting diverse territories under the Achaemenid rule, and consolidating a vast number ...

When Alexander the Great visited the tomb of Cyrus of Persia, he found it ransacked and ordered that the tomb be restored.

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 ...

More analysis is needed to support the finding but, if confirmed, the discovery could reveal the location of the place where Alexander the Great's paternal grandmother was born. Lyncestis was a ...