Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost site where Alexander the Great achieved his first major victory in battle. It took place against the ... The Persian ruler Darius was warned not to ...

In May 334 BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against ... and Greece before entering the first official battle against Persia (under Darius) in the spring of 334 BCE.

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great ... to the location of the Battle of Issus in modern-day Anatolia, where he first beat Darius.

Researchers may have finally identified the site where Alexander the Great fought the Battle of the Granicus against the Persian Empire. The site is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of the city ...

Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the ...