Megas Alexandros

Simply the best! The editor of this Blue Guide, Sicily (ISBN 978-1-905131-54-9) is Dr Michael Metcalfe , whom I had the immense pleasure...

If one name is immediately associated with Syracuse ,  it certainly is the mathematical genius Archimedes (ca 287-212 BC) . Yes, we all kn...

When  Alexander  left  Pella  in the spring of 334 BC, the city of  Thessaloniki,  about 46 km further east, did not exist, meaning that his...

Somehow, I missed the excitement around two huge Flemish tapestries depicting Alexander the Great! Every year, Brussels is hosting a ...

Few people are aware that modern Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in Europe as its origins go back some 6,000 years. It was conquered b...