Alexander the Great

Winter Solstice Solar Alignment in Kastas Monument: Alexander the Great’s Tribute to Hephaestion

27 May 2025

A revolutionary study combining archaeology and solar modeling has revealed that the Kastas Monument—the largest funerary structure of ancient Greece—was...

Culture, News, Travel

Birkleyn Caves is “the Place Where The World Ends”

18 January 2025

The Birkleyn Caves were known as “the place where the world ends” and as “the place where the water of...

Anatolian Archeology, News

2,400-year-old Battlefield of Alexander the Great’s First Persian Victory found in Türkiye

27 December 2024

After 20 years of research, archaeologists in Türkiye have pinpointed the exact location of the legendary Battle of Granicus, where...

News

Inscription dedicated to Roman Emperor Hadrian found in ancient city of Blaundus

26 November 2024

An inscription dedicated to the Roman Emperor Hadrian was discovered during the ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Blaundus...

News

Alexander the Great’s Sacred Purple Tunic Found in a 2,400-year-old Macedonian Tomb?

29 October 2024

Archaeologists have found a sacred chiton (tunic) in a 2400-year-old royal tomb in the Macedonian city of Vergina in northern...

News

Alexander the Great’s Bathroom Discovered at Greece’s Aigai Palace

11 May 2024

Archaeologists say to have unearthed Alexander the Great’s bathroom at the Aigai Palace in northern Greece. The vast Aigai palace,...

Cover Photo: Morten Petersen, Museum Vestsjælland

News

Unique Ancient Bronze Miniature Portrait Of Alexander The Great Found In Ringsted On The Island Of Zealand, Denmark

12 April 2024

Two amateur archaeologists have made a unique find near Ringsted in the Danish island of Zealand. A sign that one...

Mesopotamia, News

Twin temples linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in Sumerian city of Girsu

29 January 2024

Archaeologists discovered two temples, with one buried over the other, during excavations at Girsu, a Sumerian city in southeastern Iraq...

News

The identities of the occupants of the unspoiled 4th-century BCE Royal Tombs at Vergina in northern Greece have been identified

26 January 2024

The identities of the occupants of the unspoiled 4th-century BCE Royal Tombs at Vergina in northern Greece have been identified....

The perfectly preserved bronze mirror. Photo: Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority

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A courtesan ‘hetaira’ tomb was discovered in a burial cave during excavations in Via Hebron

27 September 2023

During excavations in the Via Hebron in Jerusalem, a burial cave containing the tomb of a courtesan (hetaira in Ancient...

Winter Solstice Solar Alignment in Kastas Monument: Alexander the Great’s Tribute to Hephaestion

Birkleyn Caves is “the Place Where The World Ends”

2,400-year-old Battlefield of Alexander the Great’s First Persian Victory found in Türkiye

Inscription dedicated to Roman Emperor Hadrian found in ancient city of Blaundus

Alexander the Great’s Sacred Purple Tunic Found in a 2,400-year-old Macedonian Tomb?

Alexander the Great’s Bathroom Discovered at Greece’s Aigai Palace

Unique Ancient Bronze Miniature Portrait Of Alexander The Great Found In Ringsted On The Island Of Zealand, Denmark

Twin temples linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in Sumerian city of Girsu

The identities of the occupants of the unspoiled 4th-century BCE Royal Tombs at Vergina in northern Greece have been identified

A courtesan ‘hetaira’ tomb was discovered in a burial cave during excavations in Via Hebron

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