Alexander the Great

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We see the famous mosaic from Pompeii of Alexander the Great riding his horse in battle.

Did Alexander the Great have any children?

By Owen Jarus published

Alexander the Great died at age 32, leaving behind a vast empire. Did he have any heirs to rule in the power vacuum that followed his death?

Archaeology
A sculpture of Alexander the Great riding his horse Bucephalus in Thessaloniki, a port city in Greece.

Where is Alexander the Great's tomb?

By Owen Jarus published

Based on ancient writings, legends and recent discoveries, where might Alexander the Great be buried?

Archaeology
In 332 B.C. Persian rule in Egypt came to an end with the arrival of Alexander the Great (pictured here). After his death a dynasty of Greek kings would take control of Egypt and would rule for the next three centuries.

AI is deciphering a 2,000-year-old 'lost book' describing life after Alexander the Great

By Owen Jarus published

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, it carbonized a book on rulers who followed Alexander the Great. Now, machine learning is deciphering the "lost book."

Artificial Intelligence
Ancient texts deciphered, letter fragment

Photos: Ancient Egyptian Tax Receipt & Other Texts

By Owen Jarus last updated

Several ancient and medieval texts at McGill University Library and Archives are being deciphered. One of the most interesting texts is a receipt for a huge land-transfer tax.

Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egyptian Rosetta Stone. It is a giant stone with 3 types of writing carved onto it: Greek, Egyptian, and another form of Egyptian writing.

Why does the Rosetta Stone have 3 kinds of writing?

By Charles Q. Choi published

Here's why ancient Egypt's Rosetta Stone has three texts that say the exact same thing.

Human Behavior
Bas-relief carved on the walls of old buildings from the Persian city of Persepolis _Delbars via Shutterstock

Who were the ancient Persians?

By Tom Garlinghouse last updated

Reference The Persians, originally a semi-nomadic people from central Asia, settled on the Iranian plateau and founded the Achaemenid Empire.

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A depiction of the Library of Alexandria made in 1876

The rise and fall of the Great Library of Alexandria

By Tom Garlinghouse published

Reference The Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt was the most important repository of knowledge in the ancient world.

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In 332 B.C. Persian rule in Egypt came to an end with the arrival of Alexander the Great (pictured here). After his death a dynasty of Greek kings would take control of Egypt and would rule for the next three centuries.

Alexander the Great: Facts, biography and accomplishments

By Owen Jarus, Jonathan Gordon published

Alexander the Great's empire stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan.

Human Behavior
This statue in Skopje, North Macedonia, shows Alexander the Great as a baby in the hands of her mother Olympias.

Has the tomb of Alexander the Great's mom been found? Experts are doubtful.

By Owen Jarus published

A researcher claims to have identified the long-lost tomb of Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great. But other scholars are skeptical.

Archaeology
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 14: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) reads the Queen's Speech on the The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords next to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) during the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2019 in London, England. The Queen's speech is expected to announce plans to end the free movement of EU citizens to the UK after Brexit, new laws on crime, health and the environment.

8 truly dysfunctional royal families

By Stephanie Pappas published

Palace plots, assassination attempts and multiple marriages would have made family reunions in these royal lineages awkward, to say the least.

Archaeology
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