Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great (in Greek Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, transliterated Megas Alexandros; born in Pella, Macedon, in July, 356 BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Legend
Alexander was a legend in his own time. His court historian Callisthenes portrayed the sea in Cilicia as drawing back from him in proskyn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Character
Modern opinion on Alexander has run the gamut from the idea that he believed he was on a divinely-inspired mission to unite the human rac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 40,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhul-qarnayn: Encyclopedia - Dhul-qarnayn
Dhul-Qarnayn (Arabic ذو القرنين, also transcribed Dhu'l-Qarnein, Zul-Qurnayn, Zul-Qarnain, Zul-Qarneyn, Zul-Qarnayn, etc.), lite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia - Basileus
Basileus (Greek Βασιλεύς) means "king". It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by Byzantine monarchs, but also has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia - Plutarch
Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. 46- 127) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Born in the small town of Chaeronea, in the Greek regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah
In compiling the history of ancient Israel and Judah, there are many available sources, including the Jewish Tanakh (partially the Old Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Romance: Encyclopedia - Alexander Romance
The Alexander Romance is any of several collections of legends concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great. The earliest vers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gates Of Alexander: Encyclopedia - Gates Of Alexander
The Gates of Alexander were a mythical barrier supposedly built by Alexander the Great in the Caucasus to keep the uncivilized barbarians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory - Similarities To Alexander The Great
Orientalists, studying ancient Christian legends about Alexander the Great, have come to conclude that the Qur'an's stories about Dhul-Qa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhul-qarnayn: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhul-qarnayn - Theories On The Identity Of Dhul-qarnayn
Dhul-Qarnayn - Alexander the Great as Dhul-Qarnayn. Main article: Alexander in the Qur'an (Theory) The story of Dhul-Qarnayn as desc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhul-qarnayn: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhul-qarnayn - Theories On The Identity Of Dhul-qarnayn
Dhul-Qarnayn - Alexander the Great as Dhul-Qarnayn. The story of Dhul-Qarnayn as described in the Quran follows very closely some passa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory - Muslim Veneration Of Alexander The Great
As it has been noted, the early Muslim scholars generally identified the Dhul-Qarnayn of the Qur'an with Alexander the Great. In the cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Conquests In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Conquests In India - Conquests Of Alexander The Great 326 Bce
In 326 BCE Alexander the Great made his foray into Punjab. King Omphis, ruler of Taxila, surrendered the city to Alexander. Many people h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory - Theological Controversy
Though many Muslim scholars have traditionally identified Dhul-Qarnayn with Alexander the Great, this identification has today become sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander In The Qur'an Theory - Dhul-qarnayn In The Qur'an
Very little is written about Dhul-Qarnayn in the original sources of Islam, but he features prominently in the Qur'an, the sacred scriptu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - The Kambojas And Alexander The Great
Because the Kambojas were famous for their horses (ashva) and as cavalry-men (ashvaka) they were also popularly called "Ashvakas". The As...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - The First Persian Empire To The Conquests Of Alexander The Great And The Greeks
Following the overthrow of the Median Empire, all of what is today Azerbaijan was invaded by the Persian king Cyrus in the 6th century BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Alexander The Great Seleucid-mauryan Rivalry And Greco-bactrian Rule 330 Bce - Ca. 150 Bce
It had taken Alexander only six months to conquer Iran, but it took him nearly three years (from about 330 BCE - 327 BCE) to subdue the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Nevsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Nevsky - Great Victories
Born in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Alexander was the fourth son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and seemed to have no chance of claiming the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhul-qarnayn: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhul-qarnayn - Reference To Context On Dhul-qarnayn
According to Tafsir Ibn Kathir, a widely used 14th-century commentary on the Qur'an: "The Quraysh sent An-Nadr bin Al-Harith and `Uqbah ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia Ii - Basileus - Ancient Greece
The first written instance of this word is found on the baked clay tablets discovered in excavations of Mycenaean palaces originally dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Nevsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Nevsky - Alexander's Legacy
Thanks to his friendship with the Grand Khan, Alexander was installed as the Grand Prince of Vladimir (i.e., the supreme Russian ruler) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Nevsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Nevsky - Politician
After the Teutonic invasion, Nevsky continued to strengthen Russia’s Northwest. He sent his envoys to Norway and, as a result, they sig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Other Works
Plutarch - The Moralia. The remainder of his surviving work is collected under the title of the Moralia (loosely translated as Customs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Palace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Palace - Palace Under Alexander I
The Alexander Palace was constructed in the Imperial retreat of Tsarskoe Selo. It was commissioned by Catherine the Great for her favorit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Art - Tantric Influence
More specifically, Tibetan Buddhism is a subset of Tantric Buddhism, also known as Vajrayana Buddhism for its common motif of the vajra, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia Ii - Basileus - Byzantines
At the time of the Byzantine Empire, "basileus" assumed the meaning of "emperor" and was used by the Byzantine Emperors from the reign of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Conquests In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Conquests In India - Seleucid Invasion 304 Bce
Seleucus I Nicator founder of the Seleucid dynasty and one of Alexander's former generals. He invaded India (modern Punjab in northern In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Conquests In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Conquests In India - Indo-greek Rule 180-30 Bce
In 180 BCE, the Indo-Greeks, invaded parts of northwest and northern India. They are an extension of the Greco-Bactrian dynasty of Greek ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - Modern Kamboj And Kamboh
The population of the modern people who still call themselves Kamboj (or prikritic Kamboh, or Kamoz) or Kambhoj is estimated to be around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadusii: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadusii - History
Cadusii - Before the Persian empire. They appear to have been constantly at war with their neighbours. First subjected by the Assyrians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - The Kambojas And The Mauryan Empire
The Mudrarakshas play of Visakhadutta as well as the Jain work Parisishtaparvan refers to Chandragupta's alliance with the Himalayan king...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Religious Interactions
The length of the Greek presence in Central Asia and northern India provided opportunities for interaction, not only on the artistic, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - Ethnicity & Language Of Kambojas
Numerous classical sources[1] all indicate that ancient Kamboja was a center of Iranian civilization. This is evident from the Mazdean re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Parallel Lives
His best-known work is the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged as dyads to illuminate their com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - Kambojas: Master Horsemen
The horses of the Kambojas were famous throughout all periods of ancient history. Ancient literature is overflowing with excellent refere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taganrog: Encyclopedia Ii - Taganrog - Views Of Taganrog
The Palace of Alexander I of Russia in Taganrog, where the Russian Emperor died in 1825, as appears on a 19th century postcard. The Assum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - Original Home Of Kambojas
Analysis of ancent Sanskrit texts[3] and inscriptions place the Kambojas, Gandharas, Yavanas, Madras, and the Sakas in the Uttarapatha - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas - Kambojas: A Warrior Clan
In India, the Kambojas seem to have belonged to the Kshatriya caste of Indo-Aryan society. The earliest and most powerful reference endor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Palace: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Palace - Palace Under Nicholas Ii
It is most famous though for the role it played in the reign of the last tsar, Nicholas II. He and his wife Alexandra always loved the pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Historical Outline
The interaction between Hellenistic Greece and Buddhism started when Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor and Central Asia in 334 BCE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Origins Of The Name Azerbaijan
The name Azerbaijan is believed to be derived from Atrupatan or "Atropatena" (in its Greek form). Atrupat (Atropates) was a satrap (gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Quotations
"Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life." "It is a desirable thing to be well d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Achaemenid Rule And Rise Of Zoroastrianism Ca. 550 Bce - 331 Bce
The city of Bactria (which later became Balkh), is believed to have been the home of Zarathustra, who founded the Zoroastrian religion. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Persian And Greek Invasion
Around the 5th century BCE, the northern Indian subcontinent was invaded by the Achaemenid Empire and the Greeks of Alexander the Great's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Period Of The Judges
The Hebrews migrated into Canaan circa 1200 BCE, a time when the great powers of the region were neutralized by troubles of various kinds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Roman Conquests
In 63 BCE, Pompey conquered the region and made it a client kingdom of Rome. In 6 CE, Caesar Augustus made it a Roman province under a pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Ancient Afghanistan: From The Aryans To The Medes. 1500 Bce - 551 Bce
Between 2000-1200 BCE, a branch of Indo-European-speaking tribes known as the Aryans or Indo-Iranians began migrating into the region. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Roman Conquests
In 63 BCE, Pompey conquered the region and made it a client kingdom of Rome. In 6 CE, Caesar Augustus made it a Roman province under a pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Imperial Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Imperial Russia - Napoleonic Wars And The Decembrists' Revolt
As a major European power, Russia could not escape the wars involving revolutionary and Napoleonic France. Paul became an adamant opponen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Independent Khanates In The 18th Century
While civil conflicts took hold in Iran, most of Azerbaijan was occupied by the Ottomans in the 18th century. Meanwhile, the coastal stri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - The Kushan Empire Ca. 150 Bce - 300 Ce
In the third and second centuries BC, the Parthians, a nomadic Iranian people, arrived in ancient Afghanistan. The Parthians established ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Sassanian Rule Ca. 300 - 650
In the 3rd century, Kushan control fragmented into semi-independent kingdoms that became easy targets for conquest by the rising Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - The Shahi Kings Ca. 650 - 1013
Up until the advent of Islam, most of Afghanistan was dominated mainly by the Sassanians and local vassals who were Kushans or Hepthalite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Early Indo-aryans Prior To Their Move To India
In the region around what is today Kabul and eastern Afghanistan, an early Indo-Iranian or specifically some early Indo-Aryan culture may...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Early History
The Mousterian Neanderthals were the earliest inhabitants of the area known to archaeologists, and have been carbon-dated to c. 200,000 B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Imperial Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Imperial Russia - Peter The Great And The Russian Empire
Peter I, a child of the second marriage of Tsar Aleksey, was at first relegated to the political background, as various court factions st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Artistic Influences
Main article: Greco-Buddhist art Numerous works of Greco-Buddhist art display the intermixing of Greek and Buddhist influences, around su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Imperial Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Imperial Russia - The Era Of Russian Palace Revolutions
Peter changed the rules of succession to the throne after he killed his own son, Aleksey, who had opposed his father's reforms and served...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The Period Of The Kingdoms Of Israel And Judah
In 922 BCE, the Kingdom of Israel was divided. Judah, the southern Kingdom, had Jerusalem as its capital and was led by Rehoboam. It was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Intellectual Influences In Asia
Through art and religion, the influence of Greco-Buddhism on the cultural make-up of East Asian countries, especially China, Korea and Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Imperial Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Imperial Russia - Russian Imperial Expansion And Maturation—catherine Ii
Catherine II's reign featured imperial expansion, which brought the empire huge new territories in the south and west; and internal conso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The Patriarchal Period
The patriarchal period begins with Abraham. The Bible places the events surrounding Abraham (originally Abram) circa 1800 BCE, give or ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The Period Of Captivity
In 722 BCE, the Assyrians, under Shalmaneser, and then under Sargon, conquered Israel (the northern Kingdom), destroyed its capital Samar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The Rise Of The Mahayana
The geographical, cultural and historical context of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism during the 1st century BCE in northwestern India, all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Egyptian Domination
The narrative behind how the Israelites became slaves, or if they did at all, is still unclear. A few historians believe that this may ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The United Monarchy
Increasing pressure from the Philistines and other neighboring tribes forced the Israelites to unite under one king. The notion of kingsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Seljuqs And Successor States
The Seljuq period of Azerbaijan's history was possibly even more pivotal than the Arab conquest as it helped shape the ethno-linguistic n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Ancient History
The cave of Azykh in the territory of the Fizuli district in the Republic of Azerbaijan is considered to be the site of one of the most a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Independence And The Civil War
At the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, an independent republic was proclaimed in Ganja on May 28, 1918 following an abortive atte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The West
In the direction of the West, the Greco-Buddhist syncretism may also have had some formative influence on the religions of the Mediterran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Independent Albania Roman-parthian Rivalry And Sassinian Conquest
This Albanian kingdom coalesced around a native Caucasian identity and a Zoroastrian religious background to forge a unique state in a re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Islamic Azerbaijan
Throughout its pre-Islamic history, Azerbaijan was subject to numerous invasions, but none so profoundly influential as that of the Musli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Overview
The heritage, culture and civilization of Azerbaijan has both ancient and modern roots starting from the Middle Paleolithic period throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Mongols And Ilkhanid Rule
The Mongol invasion of the Middle East and Caucasus was a devastating event for Azerbaijan and most of its neighbors. In 1231, the Mongol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - The End Of Mongol Rule And The Black Sheep-white Sheep Rivalry
The last Il-khanid ruler, Abu Sa'id, died without an heir which led to the Ilkhan state's disintegration into small sultanates. The next ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - The Local Shirvanshahs
The role of the Shirvanshah state was important in the national development of Azerbaijan (especially of northern Azerbaijan). The Shirva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Soviet Azerbaijan 1920-1941
After the surrender of the pro-British national government to Communist forces, Azerbaijan was proclaimed a Soviet Socialist Republic on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - World War Ii
During the 1940s, the Azerbaijan SSR supplied much of the Soviet Union's gas and oil during the war with Nazi Germany and was thus a stra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Eurasian Nomads In Pre-islamic Azerbaijan
The successive migration and settlement of Eurasian and Central Asian nomads continued to be a familiar pattern in the history of the Cau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Mosaic: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Mosaic - Description
It depicts the battle of Issus (333 BC) between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. Alexander defeated the Persian army, and hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Albania And Media
Throughout much of its pre-Islamic history, Azerbaijan's northern portion was what became known as the state of Caucasian Albania, and it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Safavids And The Rise Of Shi'ism In Azerbaijan
The Safavid (Safaviyeh) were a Sufi religious order formed in 1330s by Sheikh Safi Al-Din (1252–1334), after whom it was eponymously na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Russian Empire
At the beginning of Russian administration, the Tsars did not significantly interfere with local affairs and the migration of the Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Soviet Union 1945-1991
Policies of de-Stalinization and improvement after the 1950s led to better education and welfare conditions for most of Azerbaijan. This ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taganrog: Encyclopedia Ii - Taganrog - Notable People
Numerous Russian and international aristocrats, politicians, artists, and scientists were born and/or have lived in Taganrog. Taganrog is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Death
On the afternoon of June 10 - 11, 323 BC, Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon. He was on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Death
On the afternoon of June 10 - 11, 323 BC, Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon. He was ju...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Marriages And Sexuality
Alexander's greatest emotional attachment is generally considered to have been to his companion, cavalry commander (chiliarchos) and prob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Marriages And Sexuality
Alexander's greatest emotional attachment is generally considered to have been to his companion, cavalry commander (chiliarchos) and prob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Early Life
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of Epirote princess Olympias. According to Plutarch (Alexander 3.1,3), Olympias wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Early Life
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of Epirote princess Olympias. According to Plutarch (Alexander 3.1,3), Olympias wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Ancient Sources
The ancient sources for Alexander's life are, from the perspective of ancient history, relatively numerous. Alexander himself left only a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - The Army Of Alexander The Great Before The Battle Of Gaugamela
The army of Alexander was, for the most part, that of his father Philip. It was composed of light and heavy troops and some engineers, me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Legacy And Division Of The Empire
After Alexander's death, his empire was divided among his officers, mostly with the pretense of first preserving a united kingdom. Later,...   » Read the article