At long last, Turkish researchers have pinpointed the precise site of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great achieved his first monumental victory on the road to becoming history’s greatest ...
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Scientists find hidden clues in the Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 million tiny stones came from all over the ancient world
When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in A.D. 79, it preserved a mosaic showing Alexander the Great defeating Persian king Darius III at the Battle of Issus.
If ever a work of art merited comparison with epic poetry, "The Battle of Issus" is it. Albrecht Altdorfer's depiction of the moment in 333 B.C. when Alexander the Great routed Darius III for ...
Whether you’re into fantasy books or videogames, there’s a novelty chess set out there for every type of nerd. This set, currently for sale from M.S. Rau Antiques in New Orleans, is perfect for ...
With its fanning lines and scrawled numbers suggesting troop movements, Cy Twombly’s “Synopsis of a Battle (Primary Title)” (1968) evokes a military diagram dashed off on a blackboard — a blackboard ...
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