Bananas originated in India over 5000 years ago as 'kadali phalam' and spread globally through Alexander the Great’s ...

66.2 x 83.9 cm. (26.1 x 33 in.) ...

Bananas, originating from ancient India over 5,000 years ago, spread globally thanks to figures like Alexander the Great and ...

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.

Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost site where Alexander the Great achieved his first major victory in battle. It took place against the Persians in 334 BC, and marked the start of the 21 ...

Alexander Fordyce was born in Aberdeen in 1729. He briefly worked in the hosiery trade before moving to London to take a position as a clerk to a banker. He eventually became a partner in a ...