The Battle of the Granicus, fought in 334 B.C., was Alexander's first significant victory during his campaign against the Persian Achaemenid Empire. This battle was historically important as it ...

Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander, politician, scholar and explorer, Alexander led his army a further 11,000 miles, founding over 70 cities and creating an empire that ...

Life on the wall, already without the stove, during the first repeat of the Gunko route (950m, 6A) West Face Peak Alexander Block (5239m), Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan ...