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ALEXANDER THE GREAT

By trentonji16
  • 323

    Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, before realizing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia.

  • 324

    By the age of 32 he had founded an empire stretching from the Adriatic Sea to India.

    By the age of 32 he had founded an empire stretching from the Adriatic Sea to India.
  • 334

    In the spring of 334 B.C., Alexander crossed the Dardanelles

  • 336

    At the age of 20 he was placed on the throne of Macedon (336 B.C.) as Alexander III by the army commanders after the assasination of Philip by unidentified enemies.

  • 340

    At 16, serving as regent during his father's absence in Byzantium, he subdued a rising of Illyrian tribes by attacking them.

  • 356

    356 He was born in Pella, Macedon, in 356 B.C.

  • Put in command of the select Companion cavalry at 18, he spearheaded his father's victory at Chaeronea over the degenerating Greek city-states.