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356 BCE
Birth
Alexander's day of birth is unknown, but he is probably born in July. He was born in Macedonia, in a town named Pella. -
344 BCE
Bucephalas
At the age of 12, Alexander receives a gift from his father. A beautiful horse that nobody could tame except Alexander. The horse was loyal to him and Alexandar rarely went anywhere without it. -
Period: 343 BCE to 338 BCE
Education and childhood
From age 13 to 16 Alexander is tutored by one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history, Aristotle. At this time, Alexander shows his interest in military. -
336 BCE
King Pilip's death
Alexander's father, king Philip was assassinated by his bodyguard. Alexander becomes king of Macedonia. -
335 BCE
First major victory
Alexander and his army destroyed a rebelling Greek city named Theba. -
Period: 334 BCE to 333 BCE
Battles against Persia
Crossing the Dardanelles into Persia, Alexander defeats King Darius III at the Granicus River and in Issus, conquering western Persia. King Darius runs away. -
333 BCE
The Gordian Knot
Alexander undid the Gordian Knot. This is the fabled knot tied by the father of the legendary King Midas. The legend said that the person who untied the Gordian Knot would rule all of Asia. -
332 BCE
Egypt
Alexander conquers Tyre and Egypt, where he founds the city of Alexandria. -
Period: 331 BCE to 329 BCE
Death of Darius III
Alexander defeats Darius at Gaugamela and, after Darius’s death, declares himself King of Asia. Darius was killed by his own army. -
327 BCE
Marriage
Alexander marries a girl named Roxanne and starts his journey towards India. -
326 BCE
Battle of the Hydaspes
Alexander crosses the Indus, fights and wins an epic battle against King Porus in India. A disastrous march through the Gedrosia desert causes great suffering and many deaths, including his horse Bucephalus. -
323 BCE
Alexander's death
After a short illness Alexander dies in Babylon. He has not named a successor, and his empire rapidly splits into warring factions. Eventually, several of his former generals establish their own kingdoms.