The remains thought to be his father are in fact his half-brother, and vice versa. King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, was the king of Macedonia from 359 BCE until his assassination in ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Until now, scholars believed that residential activity in Philippi ceased after the 6th century AD. However, new findings—uncovered during excavation work for ...

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The palace was the ceremonial hub for the Macedonian dynasty, and Alexander was crowned here following the assassination of his father, Philip II. There ... Crowned king of Macedon in 336 BCE ...

Princess Beatrice welcomed her second child in January 2025 — and the baby’s name appeared to have a sweet nod to Queen Elizabeth II ... King Charles III is the eldest son of Elizabeth and Philip.

An intriguing Hellenistic statue and other signs of ancient quarters ... Ptolemy's position as the legitimate successor to the Macedonian king, Cartledge said. Alexander's body was then shipped ...

A box containing his entrails was laid beside the coffin. His coffin plate had a Latin inscription which can be translated "The remains of the Most Noble and Serene Prince Charles II, King of England, ...

Now, we're getting a sequel to Gladiator, the acclaimed director’s 2000s classic. Gladiator II takes us back to Ancient Rome with a new and returning cast of star-studded talent facing off and ...

An historical film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of ...

A more than 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. A local resident stumbled upon the 31-inch statue next to a bin in Neoi ...

Indeed, memes, GIFs and fan-made videos of the young man compare him to historical figures such as Macedonian king Alexander the Great and the first Roman emperor Octavian (also known as Augustus ...