Megas Alexandros

The qanats are an ever-returning and ever-fascinating subject of discussion. [ Picture from klikabol.com ] It is a water supply s...

The possibilities of modern technology are truly without limits! The latest invention is a digital project allowing a “fly-over” of ancient ...

The name Aigai immediately brings the city in Macedonia to mind, which is also spelled Aegae . It seems, however, that there is another A...

What a surprise to find the remains of an old fortress in Ptolemaic Egypt on the coast of the Red Sea . Recent research has revealed that a...

It is quite fascinating to have those surprise encounters with Alexander . He may just pop up at a street corner or at a turn of the ro...

The question of why Alexander burned Persepolis  is keeping historians busy for many centuries. Even the otherwise so meticulous  Arrian...

Alexander was never forgotten in history. After his death, many tales and legends started to circulate. Many of those found their way to t...

Last year, the waters around the  Egadi Islands  were in the news after two bronze ship rams had been recovered, one of which was identified...

Restoration works are still ongoing in Anavarza, and after exposing the impressive colonnaded street (see: A double highway in antiquity )...

Needless to explain what I mean with “The Alexander Mosaic,” we are all familiar with the picture. The detailed images of Alexander facing ...