Alexander The Greats Life

Alex becomes king

336 BCE

Alexander the greats father had been murdered so at 20 years old he became the king of Macedonia and Greece.

Alexander's first battle with Persia

334 BCE

Alexander crosses the Hellespont into Anatolia. Alex's goal was to kill King Darius III and conquer the Persian Empire. The king didn’t think he was going to be hard to battle but Alexander the Great quickly won the battle of the Granicus.

Alexander's second battle with Persia

333 BCE

Alexander the great fights Darius at Issus. Darius had a bigger army but Alexander used the phalanx military formation to try to kill Darius. Darius got out of the battle and Alexander couldn’t catch him, but he captured Darius’s wife and children.

Peace Treaty With King Darius III

332 BCE

King Darius offered half his kingdom, the land west of the Euphrates river, for his wife and children back but Alexander declined the peace treaty. He wanted to be king of all Persia and challenged Darius to keep fighting.

Alexander's final battle with Persia

331 BCE

The battle was between Persians and Macedonians. The Persians were getting killed so again Darius fled. After Darius fled he died and Alexander the Great won the battle and became King of Persia.

Alex tries to conquer Eqypt

331 BCE

Alexander the Great conquered Egypt. He founded the city of Alexandria and was called the son of the god Zeus-Ammon. Alex left shortly after to continue his conquests.

Alexander The Great's death

323 BCE

When Alex's empire reached India, his soldiers wanted to return home. On his way back to Greece, Alexander became ill and died in Babylon. Alex may have died of sickness or poison. He died at age 32.

After Alexander The Great's Death

323 BCE

After Alex died, his empire was split between 3 of his generals. Antigonus who was king of Macedonia and Greece. Ptolemy was king of Egypt. Seleucus was king of the land that was the Persian empire.