alexander the great timeline

  • alex is born 356 BC
    356 BCE

    alex is born 356 BC

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

    Alexander helps his father win the battle of chaeronea

  • alexander becomes king of macedonia
    336 BCE

    alexander becomes king of macedonia

  • king phillip dies
    336 BCE

    king phillip dies

  • the siege of pelium
    335 BCE

    the siege of pelium

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

    wins battle of granicus river against darius of persia

  • battle of issus
    333 BCE

    battle of issus

  • won siege of tyre attacks gaza which falls
    332 BCE

    won siege of tyre attacks gaza which falls

  • wins battle of gaugamela against darius
    331 BCE

    wins battle of gaugamela against darius

  • 328 BCE

    kills black cleitus for an insult at samarkand

  • marries roxane
    327 BCE

    marries roxane

  • Wins Battle of River Hydaspes
    326 BCE

    Wins Battle of River Hydaspes

  • Bucephalus dies
    326 BCE

    Bucephalus dies

  • Hephaestion dies
    324 BCE

    Hephaestion dies

  • alexander the great dies
    323 BCE

    alexander the great dies