Alexander the Great brought bananas, parakeets, cotton, and sugar from India to Europe, as well as crucifixion from Persia.

Alexander the Great’s influence stretched all the way to India, as evidenced in the culinary arts all over the world today. “Alexander and Porus,” by Charles Le Brun. Credit: Public Domain The ...

Makran holds strategic significance today, but it also boasts a fascinating history. Notably, it was the route taken by ...

Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India in just 13 years, when he was king of Macedonia. His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's ...

Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedon in October 336 B.C.E.. Over the following decade, he conquered an unparalleled territory that grew to span from Greece to northwestern India.

Alexander was born in Pella ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander ...

Alexander marched onward into India with the hope of subduing the entire subcontinent ... His relationship with alcohol is well documented and often caused him a great deal of trouble. One such ...

Micheal Wood embarks on a 20,000 mile journey in the footsteps of Alexander's triumphal march from Greece to India. Meeting traders, pilgrims and guerillas he interweaves history with the present day.