For Austin-based drag king Alexander the Great, the hardest part of participating in King of Drag was having to keep it secret for so long. ”It was a literal life-changing experience, and then I had ...
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 ...
Excavations in northern Greece are revealing the world that shaped the future king One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he ...
In a new telling of the Macedonian leader’s final years, Rachel Kousser shows what happened when dreams of conquest met reality. A 16th-century depiction of Alexander the Great commissioned for the ...
Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the clear heir, polygamy, exile, and an assassination made Alexander's path to ...