One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist ... t understand Alexander if you don’t understand Darius, the last king of the Persian Empire.” Not for nothing is one of his ...

The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god-like ...

In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah ... Cartledge — author of “Alexander the Great” — agrees that Darius I was a formidable ruler, who tolerated other religions.