Alexander the Great

  • 356 BCE

    Alexander is born

  • Alexander controls most of Greece
    338 BCE

    Alexander controls most of Greece

  • 336 BCE

    Festival for the Gods

  • Alexander's father, Philip, dies
    336 BCE

    Alexander's father, Philip, dies

  • 335 BCE

    Alexander arrives at Delphi and talks to oracle

  • 334 BCE

    Alexander moves army to Gordium

  • Alexander is named Pharaoh
    332 BCE

    Alexander is named Pharaoh

  • 331 BCE

    Alexander and his men are very dehydrated, and a rain storm breaks out

  • 331 BCE

    Alexander realizes he will never take over Asia if Darius is king.

  • 330 BCE

    Alexander takes over all of Asia

  • 330 BCE

    It becomes Alexander's goal to keep Darius as prisoner

  • 327 BCE

    Alexander reaches India

  • Alexander gets a wife, Roxana
    327 BCE

    Alexander gets a wife, Roxana

  • 326 BCE

    Alexander nearly dies from battle wound

  • Alexander dies
    323 BCE

    Alexander dies