Bbc: History: Alexander the Great (356 23 Bc): Alexander on Bucephalas

Beautiful photographs of the craftmen's village of Deir el-Medina and the tombs they built for themselves while working on the pharaohs' temples in the Valley of the Kings.

Mosaic of Virgil writing the "Aeneid" alongside muses Clio and Melpomene.

A map showing the extent of the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, from Macedonia to northern Africa, across Asia Minor to the Indus River. The inset map show the site of the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC, near Troy, where...

A great timeline of Omani history from the Perry-Castaneda Collection showing major events from the 1600s until 2000.

A relief map of Ethiopia clearly showing the Great Rift Valley, mountains, and plains. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This site provides a brief history of the Great Wall of China, with links to more detailed information about the building of sections of the wall.

This EyeWittnes to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a general overview of Alexander's conquering of Persia in 331 B.C.

An image of Alexander the Great.

A discussion from 1st Muse which details the battles and events which led to Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire.

A discussion from 1st Muse which details the battles and events which led to Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire.