Alexander the Great

By Lorenzo Heredia
  • 356 BCE

    Birth of Alexander

    Alexander is born in Pella, Macedonia to King Philip II
  • 343 BCE

    King Philip II hires a tutor for Alexander

    Philip hires Greek philosopher Aristotle to teach Alexander to appreciate philosophy, geography, Greek poetry, and scientific investigation.
  • 340 BCE

    Alexander joins his father's army

    Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle and joins his father's army.
  • 338 BCE

    The Macedonians meet the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea

    Alexander leads the attack against the Thebans, while his father leads the attack against the Athenians.
  • 336 BCE

    King Philip II Assassinated

    King Philip II was celebrating his upcoming departure to attack Persia, as well as his daughters marriage. However, one of his bodyguards assassinates him in the theater of Agae.
  • 335 BCE

    The Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion.

    After the death of King Philip, the Thracians and the Illyrians rebel. Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground. The inhabitants were executed or sold to slavery, showing the other city-states that Alexander has as much power as his father did.
  • 334 BCE

    Departing for Asia

    Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departed for Asia in the spring.
  • 334 BCE

    Macedonian Army against Persians

    In June, Alexander led the Macedonian army against the Persians at the Granicus river.
  • 333 BCE

    Winter in Gordium

    Alexander spends winter in Gordium where, legend has it that he solved the Gordian knot.
  • 331 BCE

    Conquering Babylon

    Alexander moves from one major Persian city to the next, conquering Babylon on October, 331 BCE
  • 331 BCE

    Alexandria

    After conquering Syria, Alexander sweep south and easily conquers Egypt after besieging Gaza. In 331 BCE, he creates the city of Alexandria.
  • 328 BCE

    Death of Cleitus

    In 328 BC, Alexander became drunk in a banquet with his close companion Cleitus, who actually saved his life in the battle of Granicus. They got into a argument and Alexander accidentally stabbed him with a spear.
  • 327 BCE

    Alexander marries Roxane

    In the Summer of 327 BC, after conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane, the prince's daughter.
  • 326 BCE

    Crossing the Hindu Kush

    in May 326 BC, hoping to add more territory to his empire, Alexander and his troops cross the HIndu Kush into northern India.
  • 323 BCE

    Death of Alexander

    Dies of a fever in Babylon on the way back to Greece