Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sculpture of Alexander the Great riding his horse Bucephalus in Thessaloniki, a port city in Greece. A sculpture of Alexander ...

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

A grand tomb that may have been built for Alexander the Great's best friend and bodyguard around 2,300 years ago has an astronomical secret: Its burial chamber is aligned so that sunlight enters it on ...

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 ...

Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a "hetaira" to Alexander the Great's army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an "esteemed escort," said ...

The largest and most lavish tomb ever built in ancient Macedonia may have been designed to fill with sunlight on the winter solstice, according to a somewhat controversial new study. Believed to have ...

Alexander the Great was one of history’s greatest generals, but his father—Philip II—was no slouch either. His rule gave rise to Macedonia and its impressive army. While archaeologists have known that ...

Although the heroic exploits of Alexander the Great have been memorialized in fiction, films and biographies, the location of his tomb remains a mystery. British anthropologist Saunders (People of 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 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Alexander the Great was one of history’s greatest generals, but his father—Philip II—was no slouch either. His rule gave rise to Macedonia and its ...