He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
This world has witnessed many kings sitting on the most powerful thrones, but one king surpassed them all with his remarkable ...
However, both Darius and his son Xerxes came unstuck in their efforts to defeat independent Greece and thereafter their heirs were more concerned with keeping their vast empire together than ...
Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.