Alexander the Great birth-death

By David Mathews
  • Alexander is born in Macedonia
    356 BCE

    Alexander is born in Macedonia

  • Alexander rises to power
    336 BCE

    Alexander rises to power

    Alexander's father Philip II is assassinated, Alexander takes over as king
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander gains control of all of Greece.

    He then continues his conquest into the Persian empire.
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander leads 35,000 soldiers into Anatolia

    Persians brought news of the invasion to Darius III, he sent 40,000 soldiers and they met at the granicus river, where Alexander was victorious.
  • Alexander arrives in Egypt
    332 BCE

    Alexander arrives in Egypt

    He is greeted as a savior from Persian rule and is crowned as a Pharaoh. Founded the city of Alexandria at the mouth of the Nile.
  • 331 BCE

    Alexander advances through Syria and meets major Persian military at Gaugamela.

  • 326 BCE

    Alexander arrives in the Indus valley

    After being confronted by an army and winning, Alexander's army still kept walking. It was a monsoon that caused Alexander's army to stage a mutiny and make Alexander turn back.
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander dies in Babylon

    Dies from sickness and exhaustion.