Amazing coincidence
Everything seemed fine, but Antipater's former close relationship with the Olympias greatly deteriorated. Ancient Greeks used to say that Olympi... read more
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Belief in magic from the perspective of history
I was always interested in the ancient belief in magic from the perspective of history. It was always amazing to learn how different cultures tried t... read more
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Grief of Sisygambis
At the decisive Battle of Issus that took place in 333 BC, Darius III and his army were completely defeated by a young Macedonian king Alexander the G... read more
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Last wishes of the ruler of the world
We think that we know a lot about Alexander the Great. We also watched a terrible movie by Oliver Stone that proved to be a failure at the box office,... read more
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One of the greatest heroes of antiquity
We all know about the deeds of Alexander the Great, one of the greatest heroes of antiquity. We know the details of his death too. But what happened a... read more
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Quite persistent rumors
In the archives of my web analytics company I read an intriguing ancient story related to sudden and unexpected death of Alexander the Great. Alexande... read more
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Some sort of superstar
It seems that Alexander was universally beloved in ancient Rome. Great Consul Julius Caesar cried like a baby in Spain at the mere sight of Alexander'... read more
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Sources of ancient magic
Ancient history tells us a lot about formation of magic. Appearing from aboriginal tribes in Australia and Maori tribes in New Zealand to rainforest t... read more
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The end of the founders of the Macendon kingdom
As the son of Alexander was growing up, his supporters started to declare that he should now exercise full power and that a regent Cassander was... read more
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