Alexander the Great

King Philip of Macedon once demanded Sparta’s surrender. The Spartans’ response was so disturbing, it's impossible to forget.

Cyrus the Great built an empire unlike the world had ever seen—but when fate finally caught up to him, it was unspeakably brutal.

Queen Olympias Facts. Queen Olympias was the most famous wife of a great king and the mother to Alexander the Great—and yet, that’s just the beginning.

Not all kings lounge in lavish palaces while letting soldiers do the dirty work. These warrior kings got into the muck and did it themselves.

Still renowned as the most successful general in history, Alexander literally changed the world, reshaping the lands he conquered in his image. But what kind of man does it take to do that?

When Alexander the Great met with the ancient civilization of the Celts, he hoped they’d show their fear of him, but he was dead wrong.