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356 BCE
Birth of Alexander
Born in Macedonia to king Phillip ll -
343 BCE
He trains Alexander to be physically tough.
Philip hires the Greek philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander. -
340 BCE
inspires him to dream of becoming a great warrior.
, at age
16, Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle
and joins his father's army. -
335 BCE
He aims to unite the Macedonians and Greeks and invade the Persian Empire
the Macedonians meet the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea. -
335 BCE
Alexander becomes king of Macedonia at the age of 20.
the Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion -
334 BCE
Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departs for Asia
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334 BCE
Alexander leads the Macedonian army against the Persians at the Granicus river.
After savage fighting -
333 BCE
Alexander spends the winter
at Gordium, in present-day Turkey -
331 BCE
, Alexander sweeps south and easily conquers Egypt after besieging Gaza
he creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture -
331 BCE
Alexander moves from one major Persian city to the next, conquering Babylon on October
and taking treasure to distribute among his men. -
328 BCE
Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet in the fall
Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet in the
fall -
327 BCE
In the Summer of
after conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane -
326 BCE
Alexander's Persian mistress in may
, hoping to add even more territory to his empire -
323 BCE
Alexander falls ill with a sudden fever and dies at the age of 32 in June
According to legend, he leaves his empire to "the strongest" of his commanders