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356 BCE
Alexander is born in Macedonia
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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. -
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.
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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.
