Alexander the Great

By Kaylie_Gregoire
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander the Great becomes king.

    Two years after his father's death (Phillip II) Alexander took over the kingdom.
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander crosses the Hellespont into Anatolia.

    His goal was to defeat King Darius III (King of Persian Empire) and conquer the Persian Empire. Alexander the Great quickly won the battle of the Granicus.
  • 333 BCE

    Alexander fights Darius at Issus.

    Alexander won the fight but Darius fled before he got killed. But Alexander kidnapped Darius's wife and children.
  • 331 BCE

    Battle of Gaugamela

    Alexander the Great conquered Egypt. He founded the city of Alexandria and was proclaimed the son of the god Zeus-Ammon.
  • 328 BCE

    After Conquering Persian Empire

    After the Persian Empire was conquered Alexander went east. He founded many cities and named them all Alexandria after him. The most famous one is in Egypt. He kept going until he got to India.
    He treated the people he conquered with respect and allowed them to keep their customs. He himself adopted some of them. He married a persian women named Roxanne.
  • 324 BCE

    Alexander the Great's Death

    Alexander the great died when he was 32 years old.He died on his way back to Greece. He may have died by sickness or poison