Alexander the Great

Birth of Alexander

356 BCE

Born in Pella, Macedonia

Alexander joins his father army

340 BCE

Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle and joins his father army

Alexander lead the attack against the Thebans

338 BCE

Alexander leads an attack against the Thebans, while the Athenians are attacked by his father, It was the first taste of Alexander first battle, he and his father put all Greek city's under control except for Sparta.

Alexander becomes king of Macedonia at the age of 20

336 BCE

Philip celebrates his departure to attack Persia, one of his bodyguards assassinates him at the theater of Agae.

Alexander shows he is powerful just as his father

335 BCE

Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion. This inspires the Thebes to rebel, Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it up to the ground, the inhabitants were executed or were sold into slavery.

Alexander wants to fulfill his father dreams of conquering the empire

334 BCE

Alexander is hoping to attack Persia but he need to borrow money to supply his troops and then he will departure to Asia

Alexander liberates a number of cities under the rule of Persia

334 BCE

Alexander leads the Macedonian army against the Persians at the Granicus river, after a savage fighting, the Persians retreat, Alexander's army moves across the southern coast of Asia toward Gordium were they found cities ruled by Persians and he frees them.

Alexander spends the winter at Gordium

333 BCE

There he solves the puzzle of the Gordian knot stories said that whoever solves it would rule Asia and Alexander saw a good omen for his Asian campaign. After Alexander conquers Syria he sweeps south and easily conquers Egypt after besieging Gaza.

Alexandria

331 BCE

he creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture. During his conquest he named a lot of cities after his name. Alexander and Darius meet at Gaugamela in a decisive battle. Alexander order his to flee and the Macedonians were victorious Alexander from one major Persian city to another until he conquered Babylon on October 18, 331 BCE and he took the treasure to distribute among his men then he adopts Persian customs in order to hold his empire together

Cleitus murder

328 BCE

Suffering from tensions of warfare and command, Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet with his close companion Cleitus who saved his life at t the battle of Granicus, fall into argument, the Alexander stabs accidentally Cleitus with a spear while Alexander is remorse for the stabbing Cleitus his officers begin to fear him.

The Empire Falls

326 BCE

Alexander wants to add more territory ho his empire, Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu Kush into northern India, and defeat King Porus, but Alexander wants to go further and gain more land but his men refuse and he is forced to go back to Babylon. Before he can set up his campaign he falls ill and dies at the age of 32, his empire was lead to his best commander but even tough the empire splits in parts and his commanders divide to compete for control.

Death of Alexander

323 BCE

Alexander dies in Babylon of a fever. He dies at the age of 32

The Political Alliance

327

After conquering eastern Iraq and capturing princess Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane, the princess daughter. This meant a political alliance and a insult to Barsine, Alexander's Persian mistress.

Alexander get a tutor from his father

343

Philips hires the greek philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander