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356 BCE
Alexander was born
pella in Macedonia, the son of king Philip ll and Olympias -
343 BCE
Philip hires the greek philosopher Aristotle
over the next three years,Aristototle teaches Alexander to appreciate philosopher,geography,greek poetry and scientific investigation. -
340 BCE
Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle
At age 16 Alexander joins his fathers army -
338 BCE
Battle at Chaeronea
the Macedonians met with the Athenians and with the Thebans in battle at chaeronea
Alexander leads the attack against the thebans. -
336 BCE
Alexander became king of macedonia
In october 336 BCE,Alexander becomes king after the murder of his father at the age of 20 -
335 BCE
the rebellion
In the spring of 335 B.C the Thracians and illyrians arose in rebellion.This inspired the Greek city -
334 BCE
macedonia falls into bankruptcy
Alexander saves money to supply his troops for a month and leaves for Asia in the spring of 334 BCE. -
334 BCE
Alexander leads the Macedonia
Alexander leads the Macedonia army against the persians at thr granicus river -
333 BCE
Alexander spends the winter at gordium
Acording to legend,he solves the puzzle of the Gordian knot -
333 BCE
wintering at gordium
In 333 B.C. wintering at gordium alexander atttempted to untie the knot.When he could find no end to the knot,to unbind it, he sliced it in half with a stroke of his sword. -
331 BCE
conquering Babylon
Alexander moves one major Perdian city to the next.Conquering babylon on October 18.331 B.C and taking treasure to distrubute among his men. -
331 BCE
The city of Alexandria
In 331 BCE, he crated the city of Alexandria. Which is meant to do a hub of Greek commerce and culture. -
327 BCE
Next Summer
In the summer if 327 B.C. after conquering external Iran and Prince Oxyrates. Alexander marries Roxane. the prince's daughter -
326 BCE
Hoping more territory
In may 326 B.C hoping to add even more territory to his empire,Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu into northern India. -
323 BCE
Alexander died
Before he can set out on his new campaign.Alexander falls ill with a sudden fever and diles at the age of 32 in June 323 B.C.