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356 BCE
Birth of Alexander
Born in Pella, Macedonia. -
343 BCE
Aristotle the Tutor
Phillip hires Greek philosopher Aristotle tutor Alexander for three years. -
340 BCE
Fathers Army
He ends his tutoring with Aristotle at age 16 and joins his fathers army. -
338 BCE
Chaeronea Battle
Alexander leads the attack against the Thebans, and defeat the Greeks. -
336 BCE
Fathers, King Phillip II, Death
Alexander becomes king of Macedonia at the age of 20 after fathers death. -
335 BCE
Rebellion
Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion therefor Alexander besieges the city and razes it to the ground to show that Alexander is as powerful as his father. -
334 BCE
Spring
Alexander starts planning for his campaign against the Persians. His advisers object and Macedonia is bankrupt. Alexander ends up supplying his troops for a month by borrowing money to depart for Asia. -
333 BCE
Gordium
Alexander spends his winter at Gordium (Turkey) and his troops attempting to untie the knot, which he sliced in half with one whip of his sword. -
331 BCE
The aftermath of conquering Syria
creates city of Alexandria, which hubs the Greek commerce and culture. Alexander and Darius lead to battle. He then adopts Persian customs. -
328 BCE
The turning point for Alexander
Suffering from the tensions of warfare and command, Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet in the fall. Cleitus saves his life at the battle of Granius, and later fall in an argument which led to Alexander stabbing Cleitus with a spear leaving him with remorse. -
327 BCE
Alexanders Aliences
After his conquer of Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes he marries the prince's daughter, Roxane, as a political alliance and insults Alexanders Persian mistress, Barsine. -
326 BCE
Conquering Northern India
Alexander and his troops defeat the leader of a kingdom east of Hydaspes River, King Porus. After several months in India, his troops refuse to keep going which forces him to go back to Babylon. -
323 BCE
Death of Alexander
Alexander falls ill and dies in Babylon at age 32
