Alexander The Great

Alexander's Birth

356 BCE

Alexander was born to the king of Mesopotamia, King Philip II

Alexander's Education

343 BCE

Greek Philosopher Aristole tutored Alexander until he turned 16

Alexander in the Army

340 BCE

At age 16, Alexander finished school and joined his father's army. King Philip had already had control over most Greek cIty-states and wants to conquer the Persian Empire

Alexander's First Battle

338 BCE

Alexander had his first battle when he led the attack against Thebans while his father led the attack against the Athens. He and his father defeated the Greeks and now they conquered all city states except for Sparta.

Alexander Becomes King

336 BCE

At age 20, Alexander took his father's role as King when his father got assassinated at the Theater of Agae

Alexander Shows His Strength in Ruling

335 BCE

City-states began to rebel against Alexander's ruling so he executed inhabitants or sold them into slavery. Alexander also continued on his father's plan to conquer the Persian Empire.

Persians Retreat on Alexander

334 BCE

The Persians retreated against the Macedonian army at the Granicus River, giving Alexander control over a bunch of Persian cities

Alexander Unties Gordian Knot

333 BCE

When spending winter in Gordium, Turkey, Alexander untied the Gordian knot, freeing a pole of a wagon that belonged to King Midas from a yoke. Everyone believed whoever untied it would rule all of Asia.

Alexandria is Created

331 BCE

Alexander created the city of Alexandria after himself, which is a hub of Greek commerce and culture.

Alexander Conquers More cities

331 BCE

After defeating Darius's men, the Macedonians moved on to conquer more cities. They conquered Babylonian on October 18. To hold his empire together, Alexander began to allow people to practice their culture and adopts Persian customs.

Alexander Kills Cleitus

328 BCE

At a banquet, Alexander becomes drunk and stabs Cleitus(who saved his life in battle) with a spear after they had an argument. This caused more people to start to become afraid of him.

Alexander Marries

327 BCE

After conquering Iran, Alexander marries Prince Oxyartes daughter Roxane. Although it was meant as a political alliance, The Persian Mistress Barsine got offended.

Alexander's Army Refuses to Help

326 BCE

After defeating King Porus(his kingdom was east of the Hydaspes River in Northern India) in May, Alexander's army is tired of all the fighting and refuse to go any farther. This forces them to return to Babylon.

Alexander Dies

323 BCE

Before he can set out on a new campaign to gain more power, Alexander dies of a sudden fever at age 32 in June. This causes his Empire to crash and become divided in 3 ways where his commanders compete for control.