Alexander the Great By hdean8 356 BCE Alexander was born 336 BCE Alexander became king when King Philip II dies 333 BCE Alexander led soldiers across Hellespont into Anatolia He won the battle of the Granicus 333 BCE He launched a surprise attack against Persians near Issus Alexander captured Darius's wife and children Period: 333 BCE to 331 BCE He rejected Darius' peace settlement of all lands west of Euphrates 331 BCE Alexander became King of Persia Darius died 331 BCE Alexander launched a phalanx attack It was then followed by a cavalry charge at Gaugamela 331 BCE He led an army into Indus Valley Alexander conquered Egypt and founded the city of Alexandria 323 BCE Alexander the Great dies in Babylon, Iraq
