Alexander the Great

By Aidan Desrosiers
  • 335 BCE

    Fathers Death

    Fathers Death
    Philip II of Macedon died on 335 B.C. making his son Alexander the new king.
  • 334 BCE

    Battle of Granicus

    Battle of Granicus
    King Darius sent generals to defeat Alexander, and Alexander won the battle.
  • 333 BCE

    Battle of Issus

    Battle of Issus
    Darius had a larger army but Alexander had a battle formation that aided him through the war soon enough Darius was weakened and fled from defeat
  • 331 BCE

    Battle of Gaugamela

    Battle of Gaugamela
    Darius fled from defeat once again but died before he could fully flee he died so Alexander the Great became king
  • 331 BCE

    Egypt

    Egypt
    Egypt was captured by Alexander the great and they claimed he was a god. The son of Zeus-Ammon.
  • 327 BCE

    Married

    Married
    Alexander the great marries Roxanne king Darius' daughter
  • 326 BCE

    Indus Valley

    Indus Valley
    Alexander kept traveling east with Greek culture and soon found his way at India but allowed them to keep their culture and government
  • 323 BCE

    Death

    Death
    He died from Natural cause of Typhoid fever in Babylon 323 B.C. and was buried in Alexandria, Egypt.