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Alexander the Great is born
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Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus. Olympias wasn't the only wife of Philip and there was a lot of conflict between Alexander's parents.
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Alexander the Great was a king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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Philip hires Aristotle to tutor Alexander
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Alexander joins his father's army and they go off to fight together.
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Alexander studies his father's war tactics and learns about how they are used and effective.
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Alexander is the leader for an attack on the Turbans. This is one of the first attacks that he led.
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His father is assassinated, so Alexander takes the throne because he is next in line after his father.
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Alexander leads his troops to yet another victory at the Granicus River and defeats Darius III of Persia.
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Alexander the Great defeats the Persians at Issus and is given Egypt by the Persian Satrap where he builds a capital at Alexandria and founds the great library
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the Macedonian conqueror marched his army into the Phrygian capital of Gordium in modern day Turkey. There were knots tied together so tightly that it was almost impossible to untie it. Alexander untied it easily.
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Alexander and his troops conquer Babylon
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Alexander the great marries Roxane.
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Alexander defeats King Porus in northern India at the battle of Hydaspes.
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Alexander the great conquers Egypt which marked the beginning of the Greek period in Egyptian history. He had captured Gaza and led his forces towards Pelusium, the eastern gateway to Egypt.
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Alexander the Great dies. Shortly before, he is asked who he wants to give the throne to and he replies with "To the strongest". Still not as much of a legend as Harambe.
