Alexander The Great

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  • 356 BCE

    Alexander Birth

    Alexander Birth
    Mother : Olympias
    Father: Philip ll of Macedonia
  • 343 BCE

    Pupil of Aristotle

    Pupil of Aristotle
    "Aristotle was a philosopher who pioneered systematic, scientific examination in literally every area of human knowledge and was known, in his time, as "the man who knew everything", and, later, as "The Philosopher" " https://www.ancient.eu/aristotle/
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander's Father Assassinated

    He was murdered by a close friend/previous lover, Alexander was crowned king shortly after.
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander crossed over to Asia Minor

    Alexander crossed over to Asia Minor in 334 BCE and defeated the city of Heliopolis.
  • 333 BCE

    Battle of Issos

    Battle of Issos
    In 333 BCE Alexander and his troops defeated the larger force of King Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Issos.
  • 332 BCE

    Conquered Syria and Egypt

    In 332 BCE he conquered Syria and then Egypt. He liberated Egypt from Persian control and was proclaimed Pharaoh. With not imposing his own beliefs the people supported him and kept supply lines open.
  • 331 BCE

    Alexandria

    in 331 BCE, where he founded the city of Alexandria. he was proclaimed a son of the god Zeus.
  • 331 BCE

    The Persian Campaigns

    The Persian Campaigns
    The defeat of King Darius lll at Gaugamela.
    Proclaimed himself King of Asia.
  • 331 BCE

    Moved into Mesopotamia

    Moved into Mesopotamia
    Captured the city of Babylon.
    Burned the city Persepolis.
    Conquered Bactria (Afghanistan) and Northern India.
  • 329 BCE

    Unease with troops

    Unease among troops that he was adopting too many Persian methods.
  • 323 BCE

    Alexanders Death

    Alexanders Death
    He died in June 323BCE in the city of Babylon