Alexander the Great

By ogarci4690
  • 356 BCE

    Birth of Alexander

    Born in Pella, Macedonia to King Phiilp ll
  • 343 BCE

    Alexander is tutored by a Greek philosopher

    Over the next three years Aristole, his tutor, teaches Alexander to appreciate philosophy,geography,Greek poetry, and scientific investigation.
  • 340 BCE

    Alexander finished studying

    After he finished studying under Aristotle, he joins his fathers army. By this point in time, Philip controls all of the greek city-states except Athens and Thebes.
  • 338 BCE

    First Battle of Alexander

    The Macedonians meet the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea. Alexander leads the attack on the Thebans and his father on the Athenians, they beat the Greeks and now have all Greek city states except Sparta.
  • 336 BCE

    King Phillip Dies

    Phillip is celebrating his upcoming departure to attack Persia, also his marriage to Cleopatra. One of his bodyguards kills him in the theater of agae. Alexander is now king at age of 20.
  • 335 BCE

    Alexander shows he is powerful

    The Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion. This inspires the Greek city state of Thebes to rebel. Alexander quickly acts and executes inhibitants and sells them into slavery. This way he shows how powerful he really is.
  • 334 BCE

    Departure to Asia

    After subduing rebellious Greek city states, Alexander plans his campaign against the Persians, he wants to fulfill his fathers dream of conquering all but he is low on money and borrows money to supply his troops for one month.
  • 334 BCE

    Persian fight

    On June 334 B.C, Alexander fights the Persians in the Granicus river. As they travel they libeerate the cities from persian rule.
  • 333 BCE

    Solving the Gordian knot

    Alexander spends the winter of 334 in Gordium, he solves a puzzle that if its solved it is said that whoever did it will rule of of Asia.
  • 331 BCE

    Alexandria is created

    After conquering Syria and easily conquering Egypt, he creates Alexandria one of mmany city names after himself during his conquest.
  • 331 BCE

    Babylon is of Alexander

    Moving from one major Persian city to the next after a savage battle, Alexander conquers Babylon taking all of its city treasures.
  • 328 BCE

    Alexander kills a friend

    After getting drunk, Alexander falls into an argument with Cleutus a friend who saved his life, he accidently stabs him and is filled with a remorse at Clethus death.
  • 327 BCE

    Alexander marries Roxane

    By now Alexanders soldiers are afraid of him,and after conquering Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes, he marries his daughter, Roxane.
  • 326 BCE

    The last fight

    After defeating king porus and finding out hiw to attack his war elephants,his troops refuse to go any further causing him to go back to Babylon.
  • 323 BCE

    Death of Alexander

    Dies in Babylon of a fever.