Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won't be surprised ...

The Greek one-euro coin can rightly claim that it has roots planted deep in history with a story longer than two millennia.

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

Jannaeus was the great ... each coin has an eight-pointed star and an Aramaic inscription reading, “King Alexander, Year 25.” The other side displays an anchor and a Greek inscription reading ...

The discovery of Macedonian gold treasure in ancient Corinth stands as one of Greek archaeology's greatest moments.

Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia, the ancient Greek realm, around age 20 and subsequently expanded his empire to parts of modern-day Greece and the Middle East, according to Biography.com.

Approximately 160 coins minted around 80 B.C. were discovered stashed in the walls of a building in the Jordan Valley. The ancient ... King Alexander Jannaeus, ruler of the Hasmoneans, on one side.

The hoard is among the largest collections of ancient coins ... Aramaic reading "King Alexander, Year 25"; on the other side, an anchor with a Greek inscription saying "[Coin] of King Alexander." ...