Alexander the Great's life

By Cory C
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander Becomes King at 20

    Alexander Becomes King at 20
    Two years after conquering Greece, King Philip is murdered by a bodyguard. His son Alexander becomes the new king of Macedonia and Greece at 20 years old.
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander Conquers Persia

    Alexander Conquers Persia
    Alexander shares his father’s dream of conquering Persia. Alexander crosses the Hellespont into Anatolia. His goal was to defeat King Darius III (King of Persian Empire) and conquer the Persian Empire. Darius didn’t think he was much of an enemy and sent other generals to fight with him. Alexander the Great quickly won the battle of the Granicus.
  • 333 BCE

    Second Battle with Persia

    Second Battle with Persia
    Alexander fights Darius at Issus. Darius had a larger army, but Alexander the Great used his phalanx formation to win the battle. Darius fled and Alexander couldn’t catch him, but he captured Darius’s wife and children.
  • 331 BCE

    Final Battle with Persia

    Final Battle with Persia
    Battle of Gaugamela
    Between Persians and Macedonians.
    Again Darius saw that he couldn’t win and fled.
    Darius died
    Alexander the Great won the battle and became King of Persia.
  • 331 BCE

    Conquering Egypt

    Conquering Egypt
    Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
    He founded the city of Alexandria and was proclaimed the son of the god Zeus-Ammon. Alexander did not try to impose his ideas of religion or culture on the people of Egypt and after designing the city of Alexandria he left to continue his conquests.
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander’s Death

    Alexander’s Death
    When they reached India, his soldiers wanted to return home. On his way back to Greece, Alexander became ill and died in Babylon
    (Iraq). He may have
    died of sickness or
    he may have been
    poisoned. Alexander died at
    the age of 32.
  • 303 BCE

    Alexander’s Empire is Split

    Alexander’s Empire is Split
    fter he died, Alexander’s empire was split between 3 of his generals:
    Antigonus -Macedonia and Greece.
    Ptolemy - Egypt.
    Selucus - the land that was the Persian empire
  • 300 BCE

    Alexander's Legacy

    Alexander's Legacy
    After his death, Alexander’s empire didn’t last long, but it had important effects:
    The people of all the different lands that Alexander had conquered (Egypt, Persia, India) blended Greek culture with their own creating a new culture: The Hellenistic Culture.
    This starts a new era of Greek influence known as the Hellenistic Era.