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336 BCE
Alexander becomes the king of macedonia
after his fathers death Alexander becomes the new king of macedonia -
334 BCE
Alexander vs Persia
Alexander fights Persia who was in command of King Darius -
333 BCE
Alexander vs Persia (second fight)
the second fight between Darius and Alexander was located in Issus
Alexander used his phalanx formation to win. King Darius escaped but Alexander took Dariuses family as hostage -
332 BCE
peace treaty
Darius offers a peace treaty which consisted of Alexander giving Darius his wife and son back in exchange for half his land/kingdom. Alexander refused since he didnt want half of Persia he wanted it all -
331 BCE
Final battle
The third and final war between the two kingdoms (Persia & Macedonians) after noticing that he couldn't defeat Alexander and his men Darius tried to escape but died and Alexander conquered persia -
331 BCE
Egypt
Alexander conquered Egypt and named it Alexandria which became famous as a trading centre. Although Alexander didn't force Egyptians to do anything or to change their religion he maintained in control for a long time. A prophet informed Alexander he was the son of God Hyperion which he later used for fame -
324 BCE
Alexander's death
Alexander died at the age of 32. the exact cause of Alexander's death is unknown but its believed that was because one of these issues poison, malaria, typhoid fever or other maladies -
Period: 336 to 324 BCE
Alexanders empire