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Iskenderun-Alexandretta: The Ancient City of Alexander the Great in Turkey
Situated in Turkey's Hatay Province, the city of Iskenderun, formerly known as Alexandretta, has a long and proud history spanning over 2,300 years. The city was originally founded by the Greek Macedonian king Alexander the Great after the dramatic...
Ancient Greece
Did Alexander the Great’s Descendant Establish Singapore?
Singapore has a long history of human settlement, having been shown by Greek scientist Ptolemy almost 2000 years ago on his map of the world. Furthermore, the founder of Singapore is mentioned as a descendant of Alexander the Great...
Ancient Greece
The Jewish Prophesy of Alexander the Great
According to the the Jewish Book of Daniel, Alexander the Great was prophesied 200 years prior to his birth and was to change the course of Judaism forever.
In 336 BC, at the age of twenty, Alexander the Great succeeded...
Culture
The Kalash: A Tribe of Alexander the Great’s Descendants in Pakistan
The people of the Kalash tribe, who live in the Chitral district of Pakistan, believe they are descendants of Alexander the Great's troops who settled in the area about 23 centuries ago. Numbering only about 4,000, their unique culture is...
Archaeology
The Greek Archaeologist in Search of the Tomb of Alexander the Great
For over fifteen long years, Greek archaeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta has been searching for the priceless tomb of Alexander the Great.
Ancient Greece
Descendant of Alexander the Great’s Provincial Governor Crowned in India
The coronation of a new titular king, descendant of Porus the Provincial Governor (Satrap) of Alexander the Great, will take place at India's Kangra fort.
Alexander the Great and king Porus are two important names in the history of Ancient...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek Coins from Alexander the Great Era Recovered by Israel
Israel recently recovered sixty nine ancient, rare coins from the period of Alexander the Great which were being smuggled from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the country's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Security inspectors from the Israeli Ministry of Defense...
Art
“Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” Exhibit Opens in Seoul
An exhibit featuring more than 350 ancient Greek artifacts opened at the Seoul Arts Center's Hangaram Museum in the Korean capital on Wednesday.
Titled “The Greeks, From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great,” the exhibition will be open until September 15,...
Archaeology
Lost City of Alexander the Great is Found in Iraq
"Archaeologists say they have found a lost city that was founded more than two millennia ago following the conquests of Alexander the Great in modern day Iraq.
The city is called Qalatga Darband, first discovered using now declassified spy satellite...
Greek news
Alexander the Great Monument in Pakistan
It is about a two and a half hour drive from Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. The closest town is called Jalalpur Sharif, in the Jhelum district. It is remote and isolated, yet it is an Alexander the Great monument.
There are...
Archaeology
You Be the Judge: Is this Mosaic at an Ancient Synagogue in Israel Alexander the Great?
At the archaeological site in Israel known as ancient Huqoq, archaeologists excavated a mosaic of what many believe is none other than Alexander the Great.
According to experts who have examined the mosaic, because of the fact that there are no...
Archaeology
Alexander the Great Depicted in Israeli Mosaics
This summer, excavations directed by UNC-Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences professor Jodi Magness revealed stunning new mosaics that decorated the floor of the Late Roman synagogue in the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq in Israel.
The mosaic discovered in...
Archaeology
Alexander the Great Era Treasures Found in Israeli Cave
Cave explorers in Israel have discovered a small treasure of coins and jewelry dating to the era of Alexander the Great. According to archaeologists the treasure had been hidden by people displaced due to a war.
The 2,300-year-old treasure is...
Greek news
Lead on Alexander the Great’s Tomb is a Hoax!
A few days ago, online sources claimed that a team of archaeologists and historians from the Polish Center of Archaeology had found the tomb of Alexander the Great in a marbled and golden mausoleum in in downtown Alexandria, only 60 meters away from...
Greek News
Coins from Alexander the Great found in Syria
More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday.
Youssef Kanjo, the head of archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Aleppo, said the coins...