Calliope Limneos-Papakosta believes the tomb may be hidden beneath modern Alexandria's streets, at the intersection of ...

Alexandria is a city in northern Egypt on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in Egypt and is the largest city on the coast of the Mediterranean. It is named after ...

The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E. during the reign of Ptolemy I — and it was the center of knowledge in the ...

Alexander's corpse was brought to Alexandria, by which time there's a royal court, a palace and a museum," Cartledge said. "Having Alexander buried there would have been the icing on the cake" for the ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Ahead of his Alexandria exhibit, we spoke with photographer Roger Anis, whose perspective coloured how we experience the sea.

After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director ...

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Today, cities from Alexandria ... Greece you’ll find Pella, the ruined city where Alexander was born, as well as the tomb of Philip and other Macedonian royals in a spectacular underground ...

Peter Higgs, who worked in the museum’s Greece and Rome department for 30 years, was fired in July 2023 and is being sued by the museum. He denies the allegations. Museum director Hartwig Fischer ...

Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...