For more than two millennia, the death and burial of Macedonian king Alexander the Great have been shrouded in mystery. He perished in 323 B.C.E. after suffering from a baffling illness for 12 days — ...

However, it was not found in the tomb of Alexander the Great himself, but rather his half-brother, Philip III of Macedon.

Crowned king of Macedon in 336 BCE at the age of 20 ... “Darius in the shadow of Alexander.” Rather than Alexander or even Darius III, Briant says the man we should be venerating is Darius ...

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle.