Alexander the Great

Fathers Death

335 BCE

Philip II of Macedon died on 335 B.C. making his son Alexander the new king.

Battle of Granicus

334 BCE

King Darius sent generals to defeat Alexander, and Alexander won the battle.

Battle of Issus

333 BCE

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

Battle of Gaugamela

331 BCE

Darius fled from defeat once again but died before he could fully flee he died so Alexander the Great became king

Egypt

331 BCE

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

Married

327 BCE

Alexander the great marries Roxanne king Darius' daughter

Indus Valley

326 BCE

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

Death

323 BCE

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