His empire stretched across the known world, but his own army turned against him. With one legendary speech, Alexander the Great silenced a mutiny—forever.

Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great is the perfect introduction to PC wargaming, miniatures gaming, and the history of Alexander the Great's astounding campaigns.

The son of a king, Alexander was a brilliant military leader who conquered most of the known world—but he wasn't much of a diplomat. Alexander the Great slices the Gordian Knot with his sword in ...

What Made Alexander So Great? By ABC News. November 19, 2004, 6:01 PM. ... He made it as far as the Indus River, in what is now Pakistan, before his troops demanded they turn back.

During his reign, Alexander the Great had a massive impact in his time and sent ripples into the future. "In a reign of 13 years Alexander shot across the Greek and Middle Eastern firmament like a ...

Alexander would eventually turn toward home — though he never finished the journey. The king died in route to Macedon of a mysterious illness. At the time of his death, he was known for his charisma ...

Alexander of Macedon earned his epithet “Great”—awarded to him in antiquity and not, as one might think, only later—by conquering an empire of two million square miles, stretching from ...

Book Review. Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great. By Rachel Kousser Mariner Books: 416 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may ...