Alexander the great

By vickychavez
  • 356 BCE

    birth of alexander

    born in Macedonia to king Philip II and Olympias.
  • 343 BCE

    Alexander learning about Greek philosophy

    Philip hires the Greek philosopher to tutor Alexander.
  • 340 BCE

    joining fathers army

    at the age of 16 after finishing his studies of Aristotle, he joins fathers army.
  • 338 BCE

    battle of chaeronea

    the Macedonians meet the Athenians and the bans.
  • 336 BCE

    attack on Persia

    Philip celebrates his upcoming departure to attack Persia as well as his daughter Cleopatra marriage
  • 336 BCE

    becoming king

    Alexander became king of Macedonian at age 20
  • 335 BCE

    rising in rebellion

    in the spring the Thracian and illyriams rise up in rebellion
  • 334 BCE

    leaving to Asia

    Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departs for Asia in spring
  • 334 BCE

    Macedonians VS Persians

    Alexander leads the Macedonian army against the Persians at granicus river
  • 333 BCE

    winter time

    Alexander spent winter at Gordimer, in present day turkey
  • 331 BCE

    creating Alexandria

    he creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture
  • 331 BCE

    moving from one major city to the next

    Alexander is moving to one major Persian city to the next, conquering Babylon and taking treasure to distribute it among his men
  • 328 BCE

    suffering from the tension of warfare and command

    Alexander gets drunk at a banquet
  • 327 BCE

    marriage

    after conquering eastern Iran and capturing oxyartes, goes on to marry Cleopatra the kings daughter
  • 326 BCE

    crossing into northern India

    hoping to add even more territory to his empire Alexander and his troops cross Hindu kush to northern India
  • 323 BCE

    Alexanders death

    Alexander falls ill with a sudden fever and dies at the age of 32 before he could set out on his new campaign