Alexander the Great

Spanning from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra VII this era saw the spread of Greek culture & influence throughout the Mediterranean world

"Alexander the Great: The Making of a God" is the title of a new docudrama on the Netflix platform, which raised a storm of reactions, with the Greek minister of culture, Lina Mendoni, labeling it "of poor content and low quality." Kathimerini contacted Dr Paul Cartledge, professor emeritus of Greek culture at the University of Cambridge and author of the book "Alexander the Great: The Truth, B

Following the release of Netflix's new production about Alexander the Great, posts on social media said the entertainment company fabricated a same-sex storyline for the ancient Greek ruler. But the posts are missing the context that sexual fluidity was the norm in Ancient Greece, according to historians, who say it is likely Alexander had relationships with men.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou looks at ancient helmet in the exhibition "Chaeronea, August 2, 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World," at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes.

A Netflix series about Alexander the Great is "fiction of extremely poor quality, lowly content and full of historical inaccuracies," Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Wednesday.
 
The series "The Making of a God" stirred controversy in Greece as it touched upon a sensitive topic, as it featured a homosexual relationship between Alexander the Great and Hephaistion.
 

Just a day after launching on Netflix on Wednesday, a six-part docudrama on the life and conquests of one of Greece's most revered ancient figures shot up to the Top 10 most watched shows in the country.

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan.

The Palace of Aigai in northern Greece was fully reopened Friday following a 16-year renovation that cost more than 20 million euros and included financial support from the European Union.

Alexander the Great was proclaimed king there & the same columns that the visitor sees today “heard” the Macedonians soldiers rhythmically calling out his name

Researchers believe Qalatga Darband -roughly translated “castle of the mountain pass”- is on the route Alexander the Great took to attack Darius III in 331 BC

Termessos is a very important city that belonged to the Pisidia region in the north of Antalya. Alexander the Great surrounded the city in 333 B.C. but failed to conquer it. (AA Photo)