In the year 338 BC, the forces of Philip ii of Macedon and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes clashed ...

You know Alexander the Great, but he wouldn't be anything without his dear old dad, King Philip of Macedon. Born into the bloodthirsty Macedonian royal family, Philip survived the game of thrones to ...

Study of ancient Argead Macedonia used to focus nearly exclusively on Philip II and his son Alexander III the Great. Daily life, social and religious practices, and material culture got little ...

Over the course of history, only a few single days can be said to have “changed the world,” but the day on which a coalition of Greek city-states was defeated by Philip II of Macedon, at the battle of ...

Alexander the Great’s father’s remains have been identified in a Greek tomb using X-ray analysis, a new study says. The new international — yet controversial study — states that archaeologists ...

To modern Greeks, Alexander the Great is an integral part of their rich heritage -- one of history's greatest conquerors who toppled the hated Persian Empire. But ancient Greek city-states, who spent ...

A team of archaeologists, biologists, chemists and historians affiliated with several institutions in Europe and the U.K. has found evidence that the remains found in the Tomb of Persephone, in the ...

Alexander the Great’s father’s remains have been identified in a Greek tomb using X-ray analysis, a new study says. The new international — yet controversial study — states that archaeologists ...