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356 BCE
Birth of Alexander
Born in Macedonia to King Phillip the 2nd -
343 BCE
Education From Aristotle
Aristotle teaches him to appreciate philosophy, geography, Greek poetry and scientific investigation. -
340 BCE
Joins Military
Finishes tutelage under Aristotle and joins his fathers army. By this time king Phillip already owns almost all of the city-Greek states. -
338 BCE
Battle at Chaeronea
Met the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea. They win placing every Greek city state under their control except Sparta. -
336 BCE
Celebration and Assassination
Celebrates his upcoming attack on Persia and the marriage of his daughter, but one of his guards kills him. -
336 BCE
King of Macedonia
Alexander becomes king of Macedonia at the age of 20. -
335 BCE
Groups Rebel
Thabes, Thracians, Illyrians, rebel and Alexander razes the cities and sells the rest of the people into slavery and execution to show he is just as powerful as his dad. -
334 BCE
Preparation for War
Alexander prepares for war against Persia though his advisers say don't do it he borrows money and starts heading for Asia. -
334 BCE
War
Alexander leads troops against Persians at the Granicus River. After a while the Persians retreat and as Alexander is moving forward he conquers a few Persians cities along the way. -
333 BCE
Gaurdian Knot
solves ancient puzzle. -
331 BCE
Besieged Gaza
After marching through most of persia he conquered gaza. -
331 BCE
Alexandria
Names many of the cities after himself and then gets attacked by Darius, beats him and passes treasure among his men. -
328 BCE
Kills Ceitus
Gets drunk and get into an argument with Ceitus "accidentally" stabs him with spear. He feels remorse but this also made his men fear him. -
327 BCE
Marries Princess
Marries Roxane to show he wants to mix cultures. -
326 BCE
Wants to take more territory
Wants to go into India but his troops refuse to fight anymore. -
323 BCE
Tragically Dies
Gets sick and dies at age 32. The end of his rain.