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Alexander the Great

  • 356 BCE

    Birth Of Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great was born in Pella, Macedonia to King Philip II and Olympias in 356 B.C.
  • 340 BCE

    Revolt of Maedi

    Revolt of Maedi
    Alexander ends the revolt within a year in 340 B.C. Maedi revolted against Macedonia
  • 338 BCE

    Wins Battle

    Wins Battle
    Alexander joins his father's army at the age of 16 and helps him with the attack against the Thebans and wins the war of Chaeronea in 338 B.C. Alexander leads the attack against the Thebans and they defeat the Greeks. All of the city states were under Macedonia Control except for Sparta.
  • 336 BCE

    King

    King
    King Philip II gets killed leaving Alexander as the ruler of Macedonia at just 20 years old.
  • 334 BCE

    Battle of Grancius

    Cross hellespont into Antarctica and wins the Battle of Granicus against Darius III of Persia. When traveling they liberated a number of cities from Persian Rule.
  • 333 BCE

    Battle of Issus

    Alexander used his Phalanx formation and wins the battle of Issus against Darius in 333 B.C. since Darius had a bigger army.
  • 331 BCE

    Battle of Gaugamela

    Alexander finds Alexandria and wins the battle of Gaugamela against Darius and conquers Egypt. He created the city of Alexandria.
  • 323 BCE

    Death of Alexander the Great

    Death of Alexander the Great
    Alexander the Great dies in Babylon, Iraq at the age of 32 rumored to be from Typhus in 323 B.C.