Alexander the great

By Jair moreno
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the Great birth

    Alexander the Great birth
    Conqueror and King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC, in pella,Macedonia.
  • 343 BCE

    Tutor of Alexander the Great

    Tutor of Alexander the Great
    In 343 BC, King Phillip ll hired the philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander at the temple of nymphs at Meissen.
  • 340 BCE

    Completed education

    Completed education
    Alexander completed his education at Meiza in 340 BC.A year later,while still a teen,he became a soldier and embarked on his first military expedition.
  • 338 BCE

    Battle of chaeronea

    The battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC,near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia,between the Macedonians led by Phillip ll of macedon and alliance of some of the Greek city-states including Athens and thebes
  • 338 BCE

    Alexander took charge

    In, 338 Alexander took charge of the companion cavalry and aided his father in defeating the Athenian and Theban armies at chaeronea.
  • 336 BCE

    United Greek city states

    During his leadership, from 336 to 323 BC, he United the Greek city-states and led the Corinthian league.
  • 336 BCE

    King of Macedonia

    In 336, Alexander's sister we'd the molossian King, an uncle who was also called Alexander.During the festival that followed,King Phillip ll was murdered at the hands of Pausanias, a Macedonian noble.
  • 335 BCE

    Preparing for war

    But, before preparing for war with Persia, Alexander first conquered the Thracian triballians in 335,securing Macedonians northern borders.
  • 334 BCE

    Asiatic expedition

    In 334, Alexander embarked on his asiatic expedition, arriving in Troy that spring.
  • 333 BCE

    Battle of issus

    In the summer of 333, the troops of Alexander and Darius once again went head to head in battle at issus.
  • 331 BCE

    Creation of the city Alexandria

    In 331, he created the city of Alexandria, designed as a hub for Greek culture and commerce.
  • 328 BCE

    King porus defeated

    In 328,Alexander defeated King porus armies in northern India.
  • 327 BCE

    Conquest of eastern Iran

    Alexander's next conquest was eastern Iran, where he crated Macedonian colonies and in 327 seized the fortress in ariamazes.
  • 325 BCE

    Alexander recovered

    In 325, after Alexander had recovered, he and his army headed north along the rugged Persian gulf, where many fell prey to illness,injury and death.
  • 324 BCE

    Reached Susa

    In February 324, Alexander at last reached the city of Susa.
  • 323

    Death of Alexander the Great

    While considering the coquests of Carthage and Rome,Alexander died of malaria in Babylon,on June 13,323 BC.