Ancient Greece

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?

Artemisia I of Caria Facts: Most know her as the character played by Eva Green in 300: Rise of an Empire—but the real person was even more remarkable.

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.

The story of Leonidas and the Battle of Thermopylae was glorified in the film 300, but few know the dark truth behind the legend.

It’s a battle which has inspired Western thought ever since it happened: this was the Battle of Thermopylae, a moment which came to define the struggles of the Greek city-states in their wars against the vast Persian Empire. But how much of this story has been fictionalized by the legend? What really happened at Thermopylae?

Socrates is one of the most famous philosophers in history, but while he radically changed the world, much of his life is shrouded in mystery.