"We must look at and research the Hellenistic world," states archaeologist and director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of ...

For more than two millennia, the death and burial of Macedonian king Alexander the Great have been shrouded in mystery. He perished in 323 B.C.E. after suffering from a baffling illness for 12 days — ...

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle.

In the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Alice Roberts learns about local legend Alexander the Great and his father, Philip II, King of Macedonia. She then takes a train west and visits an ...