I first learned about the Gordian knot as a child. Whoever unties it would conquer Asia. Along came Alexander the Great. He took out his sword and sliced through it—cutting the Gordian knot ...

Who was Gordias, the legendary father of rich King Midas? Legend connects him to the Gordian knot, famously cut by Alexander ...

Thea Tewi’s The Gordian was probably inspired by the legend of the Gordian knot, in which a young peasant-turned-king named Gordias tied his oxcart to a post with an intricate knot. People believed ...

In the ancient city of Gordion in Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed an 8th-century B.C.E. tomb with possible ties to King ...

Vergina, Greece is a small, unassuming town in modern times, but it played a crucial role in the ancient world as Aigai. Then the royal capital of Macedonia, Aigai was the place where Alexander the ...

Sometimes there is nothing quite like decisive action. For years, Democrats and Republicans and the European Union negotiated with Iran, doing little to stop its scientists enriching uranium for ...

Rulers such as Gordias and his son Midas have remained remembered for myths and historical anecdotes –including the famous Gordian Knot, which, according to legend, was cut by Alexander the Great.

The Aviator and the Showman,' Laurie Gwen Shapiro's vibrant account of Amelia Earhart's union with a publicity-seeking ...

M3GAN 2.0' actress Allison Williams and Alexander Dreymon reportedly tied the knot after three years of engagement ...

The Arkansas PBS Commission voted Monday to renew an agreement with PBS to remain a member station of the national nonprofit broadcaster.