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356 BCE
Birth of Alexander
Pella -
343 BCE
Aristotle
The philosopher became his tutor -
338 BCE
Chaeronea
Along with his father, Philip II, defeats Athens and Theba -
336 BCE
Death of Philip II
He is murdered -
334 BCE
Grancius River
The 1st victory against the Persians -
Period: 334 BCE to 323 BCE
Asiatic expedition
The beginning of his expedition to Asia -
333 BCE
Issus battle
Darius flees -
331 BCE
Egypt
He builts Alexandria - a later centre of Hellenic culture and commerce -
331 BCE
Battle of Gaugamela
The Persian army collapses. Alexander becomes "King of Babylon, King of Asia, King of the Four Quarters of the World." -
328 BCE
Northern India
Defeated King Porus' armies -
327 BCE
Married Rhoxana
Rhoxana is Prince Oxyartes' daughter -
327 BCE
Conquest of eastern Iran
Creation of Macedonian colonies -
325 BCE
Persian Gulf
He reached the Persian Gulf -
324 BCE
Susa
A large number of Macedonians marry Persian princesses -
323 BCE
Babylon
Alexander dies. He was only 32.
