The "significant" events on the day of Alexander's birth - His first teachers - The years spent with Aristotle - How he tamed ...

When Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother's womb, making his succession a web of intrigue.

Regardless of what killed Alexander, his body was mummified. Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general who was Alexander's close friend and bodyguard, was instrumental in moving the body. "His ...

Ptolemy V was born into a great dynasty. The first Ptolemy was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, around a hundred years earlier, had taken over Egypt following Alexander's death.

Ptolemy V was born into a great dynasty. The first Ptolemy was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, around a hundred years earlier, had taken over Egypt following Alexander's death.