Alexander the great

By harrison,ian
  • 338 BCE

    Battle of Chaeronea

    Battle of Chaeronea
    last battle where Philip II and his son Alexander claimed a decisive victory
  • 336 BCE

    becomes ruler of Macedonia

    becomes ruler of Macedonia
    Alexander's father Philip was assassinated by his bodyguard Pausanias
  • 334 BCE

    won the Battle of the Granicus

    won the Battle of the Granicus
    first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire.
  • 333 BCE

    won the Battle at Issus

    won the Battle at Issus
    the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia
  • 332 BCE

    siege of Tyre

    siege of Tyre
    The Siege of Tyre was orchestrated by Alexander the Great
  • 331 BCE

    won the Battle of Gaugamela

    won the Battle of Gaugamela
    The Battle of Gaugamela was the decisive battle of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Achaemenid
  • 330 BCE

    trial and execution of Philotas

    trial and execution of Philotas
    Philotas was tried and convicted, tortured to reveal the extent of the conspiracy, then stoned or speared to death with other convicted plotters
  • 328 BCE

    Kills Black Cleitus

    Kills Black Cleitus
    Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel six years later