Alexander the Great

By ew29
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the Great is born

    Alexander the Great is born
  • 336 BCE

    Becomes king of Macedonia and Greece

    Becomes king of Macedonia and Greece
    He becomes king after his father is murdered by his own bodyguard
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander crosses Hellespont into Anatolia

    Alexander crosses Hellespont into Anatolia
    His goal was to defeat King Darius III (King of Persian Empire) and conquer the Persian Empire
  • 333 BCE

    Alexander fights Darius at Issus

    Alexander fights Darius at Issus
    Darius had a larger army, but Alexander the Great used his phalanx formation to win the battle. Darius fled and Alexander couldn’t catch him, but he captured Darius’s wife and children.
  • 331 BCE

    Battle of Gaugamela

    Battle of Gaugamela
    The battle was between the Persians And Macedonians. Again Darius saw that he couldn't wing and fled but died leaving Alexander king of Persia.
  • 331 BCE

    Alexander the Great conquered Egypt

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

    Marries Roxanne

    Marries Roxanne
    He married a Persian (Roxanne king Darius III's daughter) and convinced the rest of his troops to do the same
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander the Great dies of an illness

    Alexander the Great dies of an illness
    Alexander became ill and died in Babylon (Iraq). He may have died of sickness or he may have been poisoned.