Ptolemy I Soter is best known as the Macedonian nobleman and general who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, the same dynasty that famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII hailed from....
Philip II of Macedon: Quick Facts Born: 337 BC Place of birth: Pella, Macedon (present day Pella, Greece) Died: 336 BC Place of death: Aigai, Macedon (modern-day, Vergina, Greece) Cause...
Following the assassination Philip II of Macedon, in 336 BC, it was rumored that his second wife, Queen Olympias of Macedon, had a hand in Philip’s demise. This seemed plausible...
The ancient military commanders that we are about to explore led thousands of men into the heat of battles, allowing them to secure victories upon victories. Some of them were...
The Achaemenid Empire, also known as the first Persian Empire, was the famed ancient Iranian empire that emerged in prominence and might following the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Not...
Ancient Greece’s title of being one of the most influential civilizations in world history did not come easily. For several centuries, the Greeks and their culture dominated not just the...
There is no question that ancient Greeks were among the most influential civilizations the world has ever seen. Notwithstanding a few flaws here and there, the ancient Greek city states...
Alexander the Great was an ancient king of Macedon (present-day Macedonia). He was one of the ancient rulers who gave out his best or worse to the world. Macedon was...
