Alexander the Great had one legitimate child, a son named Alexander IV of Macedon. Alexander IV was born in 323 BC to Alexander’s wife Roxana, shortly after Alexander’s death.

The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander the Great, the young and ambitious king of Macedon, leading his army of Greeks and Macedonians against the vast forces of the Persian Empire under the rule of Darius III.

A new Netflix series about the life of Alexander the Great, which includes scenes of him with a male lover, has faced criticism from some Greek officials, and some historians say that although the ancient Greek military general may very well have had same ...

Customs, flavors and rituals linking food to the sacred and divine had an enormous upheaval during the time of Alexander the Great.

Alexander, the brilliant young Macedonian king remembered as “the Great,” has frequently been compared to the mythic Greek hero Achilles. Both were beloved by their soldiers and almost invincible. But tellings of Alexander’s life have resembled the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The strict sideline instruction from Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault did not include an immediate double-team of Kyrie Irving out past half court, no matter how scary Irving can be in the closing moments of a playoff game.

First, let's get the obvious out of the way: Alexander the Great lived around 350 B.C., so we can't just ask him about his life directly. Instead, historians and archaeologists must use a variety of sources to speculate on the past, like one of several ...

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Saturday TODAY co-anchor Peter Alexander wears many hats, but he is first and foremost a family man. "There's nothing I had been looking forward to more than being a dad," Alexander, 47, tells TODAY.com.

Shlomi Alexander, left, and Orly Alexander attend the bond hearing of their twin sons, Oren and Alon Alexander, 37, at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami, Fla. The brothers have been charged with multiple state and ...

After SNL previously announced Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard as the first host of 2026, the show has revealed that One Battle After Another star Teyana Taylor and Pillion lead Alexander Skarsgård will follow Wolfhard’s stint on the subsequent episodes.