Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...

Alexander encountered Kalanos, an Indian sage, during his conquests. Kalanos, indifferent to power and wealth, became ...

Fasting in the sense of not eating for a specific time upavasa or abstaining from specific substances during certain periods is a wellestablished part of all Hindu spiritual practices In the early tim ...

A Companion or Thessalian cavalry soldier depicted on the “Alexander Sarcophagus”. Credit: Marsyas / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 During his campaigns, Alexander the Great relied on a variety of ...

Anaxarchus, a Greek philosopher from Abdera, accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns, promoting a philosophy of detachment and resilience even in the face of suffering. Credit: Public Domain ...

Alexander the Great died in June 323 B.C. in Babylon, in what is now Iraq, at age 32. By that time, he had conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India. This empire collapsed ...

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As part of a 16-year renovation project, experts are painstakingly excavating and restoring the ruins of the great ancient Macedonian palace to better understand the life of one of history’s most ...

Dr Bettany Hughes, presenter of the Channel 4 series “Treasures of the World,” described the significance of the find, emphasising the intimate nature of the space where Alexander and his companions ...