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356 BCE
Birth of Alexander
He is born in Pella, Macedonia to King Philip II -
343 BCE
Philip hires the Greek Philosopher
Aristotle teaches Alexander to appreciate philosophy, geography, Greek poetry, and scientific investigation -
340 BCE
Alexander joins his fathers army
Philip controls all the Greek city- states except Athens and Thebes -
338 BCE
Macedonians and Athens and Thebes meet in battle at Chaeronea
Alexander leads attack against Thebes, while his father leads the attack against the Athenians -
336 BCE
Philip celebrates upcoming departure to attack Persia as well as marriage of daughter
One of his bodyguards assassinates him in theater of Agae. Alexander becomes king -
335 BCE
Thracians and illyrians rise up in rebellion
This inspires Greek city- state of Thebes to rebel and Alexander quickly besieges the city and raises it to the ground -
334 BCE
A;Alexander plans his campaign against the Persians
Hoping to fulfill his fathers dream of conquering the empire -
334 BCE
Alexander leads the Macedonian army against the Persians
After savage fighting the Persians retreat and Alexander's army moves across the southern coast of Asia -
331 BCE
After conquering Syria
Alexander sweeps the south and easily conquers Eygpt after besieging Gaza -
331 BCE
Alexander moves from one major Persian city to the next
Conquering Babylon and taking treasure to distribute among his men -
328 BCE
Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet
He and his close companion Cleitus, who saved his life at the battle of Granicus -
327 BCE
Summer after conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes
Alexander marries Roxane, the prince's daughter -
326 BCE
Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu Kush into northern India
They defeat King Porus, leader of the kingdom east of Hydaspes river after figuring out how to attack Porus' war elephants -
323 BCE
Death of Alexander
He dies of a fever on Babylon on his way back to Greece.
