Alexander the Great

King Phillip hires Aristotle to tutor Alexander

343 BCE

The next three years Aristotle teaches Alexander to love philosophy geography, Greek poetry, and scientific investigation.

Alexander is finished studying under Aristotle

340 BCE

At age 16 Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle and joins his fathers army.

Gordium is where Alexander spent his winter

333 BCE

solved the gordian knot, which held the yoke and pole of a wagon of king Midas. stories told that whoever solved the puzzle ruled Asia.

taking treasure to distribute among his men

331 BCE

Adopts Persian custom in order to keep his empire running smoothly

Alexandria

331 BCE

Alexander creates Alexandria which is meant to be Greek commerce and culture.

Alexander the great is drunk at a banquet

328 BCE

Him and his closest companion Cetus get into an argument

Alexander conquers eastern Iran and captured prince oxyrates

327 BCE

Ten he married Roxane, the princes daughter, it means a political alliance it also serves as well as an insult to his mistress

Passing Hindu kush

326 BCE

ALexander and his troops pass the hindu kush river, then they defeat king porus, war elephants.

Death of Alexander

323 BCE

Alexander becomes ill and dies at the age of 32

Rebellion rises

335

Thracians and illryans rebel against Alexander quickly besieges and razes it to the ground.

alexander is going to attack persia

336

celebrates his departure to attack Persia

Alexander becomes king

336

one of Alexanders fathers bodyguards assassinates him in a theater and then he becomes king at age of 20

Macedonians meet Athenians and thebans

338

Alexander the great led attack against thebans, while his father led the attack against Athenians. Alexanders first taste of battle and he and his father defeat the Greeks placing ll except sparta under Macedonian control.

Birth of Alexander

356

Son of king phillip the second is born.