Alexander The Great

The Birth of Alexander

356 BCE

Alexander was born in Pella, Macedonia. Child of King Phillip II

Aristotle becomes alexanders tutor

343 BCE

King Philip hires aristotle to tutor Alexander

Alexander joins army

340 BCE

Alexander joins his fathers army after he finished his tutoring with aristotle.

Battle at Chaeronea. Alexanders first battle

338 BCE

Macedonians meet Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea. Alexander leads the attack.

King Philip is assassinated.

336 BCE

Philip was killed in the Agae Theater. Alexander became king at age 20.

Thracians, Illyrians, and Thebes rebel.

335 BCE

Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground. The inhabitants were executed or sold into slavery. Alexander begins his plans against Persia.

Macedonia is Bankrupt

334 BCE

Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departs for asia.

Alexander leads Macedonia against Persia

334 BCE

the persians retreat after savage fighting. Alexanders army moves along the southern coast in Asia while liberating a number of cities under persias rule.

Alexander solves Gordian Knot

333 BCE

Alexander spends the wonter at Gordium present day Turkey, He solved the puzzle of the Gordian Knot, which held together the yoke and pole of a wagon once belonging to King Midas

City of Alexandria

331 BCE

the city of Alexandria was created which is meant to be the hub of Greek commerce and culture. Babylon was conquered taking treasure to distribute amongst his men. Alexander adopts persian customs to hold his empire together.

Argument between Cleitus

328 BCE

Alexander got drunk at a banquet. He accidently stabs his friend Cleitus filling Alexander with remorse of his death. This is a turning point for Alexander causing his soldiers to fear him.

Alexander gets Married

327 BCE

Alexander marries Roxane. Prince Oxyartes daughter. The event was meant ti be a political alliance, and serves as an insult to Barsine. Alexanders Persian mistress.

Alexander crosses Northern India

326 BCE

Alexander crosses the Hindu Kush in hopes to gain more territory. They defeat King Porus leader of a kingdom east of Hydaspes river, after figuring out how to defeat KIng Porus war Elephants. Alexanders army rufused to go any further and return to Babylon

Death of Alexander

323 BCE

Alexander dies in Babylon of a fever.