alexander the great timeline

  • 356 BCE

    alex is born 356 BC

    alex is born 356 BC
  • 340 BCE

    Alexander helps his father win the battle of chaeronea

    Alexander helps his father win the battle of chaeronea
  • 336 BCE

    alexander becomes king of macedonia

    alexander becomes king of macedonia
  • 336 BCE

    king phillip dies

    king phillip dies
  • 335 BCE

    the siege of pelium

    the siege of pelium
  • 334 BCE

    wins battle of granicus river against darius of persia

    wins battle of granicus river against darius of persia
  • 333 BCE

    battle of issus

    battle of issus
  • 332 BCE

    won siege of tyre attacks gaza which falls

    won siege of tyre attacks gaza which falls
  • 331 BCE

    wins battle of gaugamela against darius

    wins battle of gaugamela against darius
  • 328 BCE

    kills black cleitus for an insult at samarkand

  • 327 BCE

    marries roxane

    marries roxane
  • 326 BCE

    Wins Battle of River Hydaspes

    Wins Battle of River Hydaspes
  • 326 BCE

    Bucephalus dies

    Bucephalus dies
  • 324 BCE

    Hephaestion dies

    Hephaestion dies
  • 323 BCE

    alexander the great dies

    alexander the great dies