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Alexander the Great, the Macedonian King

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Alexander III of Macedon is perhaps one of the most notorious figures to come out of the ancient world, for better or worse. Born in Pella in 356 BCE to the King Philip II, it seemed destined that Alexander the Great follow in the family business of military

Written on April 14, 2022 at 10:31 am, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Darius III, empire, Great Warrior, Macedonia, Persian Empire, Philip II

Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great: PART 2

By David Grant, Author of Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great, the Remarkable Discovery of the Royal Tombs of Macedon Read Part I Here In November 1977 the ‘archaeological discovery of the century’ emerged from soil below a great tumulus at Vergina in northern Greece. Eventually four tombs and a shrine would be unearthed

Written on October 11, 2019 at 9:13 am, by plato

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Categories: Archeology

Tags: Alexander the Great, Archeology, David Grant, Philip II, Phillip II, Royal Tombs of Macedon, Vergina

Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great: PART 1

By David Grant, Guest Author, Classical Wisdom On November 8, 1977, ‘Archangel’s Day’ in Greece, an excavation team led by Professor Manolis Andronikos was roped down into the eerie gloom of a rare Macedonian-styled tomb at Vergina in northern Greece. Dignitaries, police, priests and politicians watched on as the first shafts of light in 2,300

Written on October 9, 2019 at 1:59 pm, by plato

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Categories: Archeology

Tags: Alexander the Great, Archeology, David Grant, Philip II, Phillip II, Royal Tombs of Macedon, Vergina

Alexander the Great, the Macedonian King

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Alexander III of Macedon is perhaps one of the most notorious figures to come out of the ancient world, for better or worse. Born in Pella in 356 BCE to the King Philip II, it seemed destined that Alexander the Great follow in the family business of military

Written on April 10, 2019 at 7:06 am, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Darius III, empire, Great Warrior, Macedonia, Persian Empire, Philip II

Isocrates: The Essayist

By Ben Potter In many ways Isocrates is the forgotten man of Classical Greece. As a product of Athens’ Golden Age, he was a contemporary of Plato, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Aristotle, et al,… just without their fame or everlasting glory. And it’s not that he didn’t deserve it. Indeed, a case can be made that

Written on April 17, 2015 at 9:43 pm, by plato

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Categories: People

Tags: Alexander the Great, Apology, Cicero, Isocrates, Panegyricus, Peloponessian War, Philip II, Philippus, socrates, Sophists