Alexander the Great's Conquest Timeline

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  • 356 BCE

    The date of Alexander the Great's birth

  • 343 BCE

    Aristotle is hired to teach Alexander the Great

    Aristotle is hired to teach Alexander the Great
  • 338 BCE

    The battle of Chaeronea is begun

    The battle of Chaeronea is begun
  • 337 BCE

    Olympia orders the death of Cleopatra's son and drive Cleopatra to suicide

  • 336 BCE

    Phillip the II dies from a Sword wound

  • 336 BCE

    Alexander is crowned king

    Alexander is crowned king
  • 334 BCE

    The battle of the Granicous begins

    The battle of the Granicous begins
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander the Great cuts the Gordium Knot

    Alexander the Great cuts the Gordium Knot
  • 333 BCE

    The battle of Issus

    The battle of Issus
  • 333 BCE

    Alexander the Great refuses the offer for an Alliance between the Persians and Greece

  • 333 BCE

    Alexander's troops captures King Darius' wives and unmarried daughters

  • 333 BCE

    The Persian army is defeated at the Battle of Issus

  • 333 BCE

    King Darius sends a letter to Alexander to try and set up an Alliance

  • 326 BCE

    Alexander the Great gets an Arrow to lung

  • 323 BCE

    Alexander the Great falls ill in Babylon and starts a 10 day struggle

  • 323 BCE

    The date of Alexander the Great's death

    The date of Alexander the Great's death