One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to fill with honored guests. They had come from across Greece and the Balkans to attend ...

Alexander of Macedonia had a reason to invade India. In the ongoing power politics of great empires, he apprehended Indian support for his arch-rivals in Iran. While taking an ambitious start from his ...

Modern political and cultural ties remain underdeveloped; more needs to be done to raise awareness about them.The post Reviving an ancient bond between Macedonians and Jews appeared first on JNS.org.

The ‘Great Tumulus’ site in Vergina (once Aegae, the original capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia) has been found to be the final resting place of the father, son, and half-brother of the King ...

Archaeologists working in North Macedonia may have discovered the remains of Lyncus, an ancient city that was the capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis. More analysis is needed to support the finding ...

The Netflix series “Alexander: The Making of a God” examines the relationship between the Macedonian leader and his longtime companion. Here’s what historians do and don’t know. Sisygambis, mother of ...

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

Deep beneath the soil of North Macedonia, near the village of Crnobuki, a long-lost city is emerging from the shadows of history. For decades, archaeologists believed these ruins were simply the ...

King Alexander of Macedonia and his troops are at war with the armies of Persia. When he suddenly falls ill, Alexander is faced with a decision: to trust his life-long Persian friend Philip and accept ...