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356 BCE
Birth of Alexander
Born in Macedonia to King Philip II. -
343 BCE
Alexander Studies
Philip hires the Greek philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander. -
340 BCE
Alexander joins the army
At the age of 16, Alexander joins his father army. -
338 BCE
Alexander First Battle
Macedonians meet the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea. Alexander leads the attack against the Thebans, while his father leads the attack against the Athenians. It is his first battle. -
336 BCE
King Philip dead
Alexander becomes king of Macedonia at the age of 20; -
335 BCE
Alexander on the power
The Greek city-state of Thebes rebels, and Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground. -
334 BCE
Conquering Persia
Alexander leads Macedonian army against Persians at the Granicus River. -
334 BCE
The start of everything
Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and
departs for Asia in the spring of 334 BCE. -
333 BCE
Gordian Knot
Alexander solves the puzzle of the Gordian Knot -
331 BCE
Alexandria
Alexandria is established. -
331 BCE
Babylon
Conquering Babylon on October 18, 331 BCE -
328 BCE
Cleitus death
Alexander accidentally stabs Cleitus with a spear, and is filled with remorse at Cleitus' death. -
327 BCE
Marriage?
After conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane, the prince's daughter. -
326 BCE
Last war
Army went to India, after some years they refused to further and ALexander return to Babylon -
323 BCE
Death
Alexander falls ill with a sudden fever and dies at the age of 32 in June 323 B.C.
