ALEXANDER THE GREAT

463 BC: Aeschylus' Suppliant Women

463 BCE

The Suppliants also called The Suppliant Maidens, or The Suppliant Women, is a play by Aeschylus. It was probably first performed sometime after 470 BC as the first play in a tetralogy, sometimes referred to as the Danaid Tetralogy.

The Birth of Alexander the Great

365 BCE

Alexander the Great or also known as Alexander III of Macedon, was born on July 365 BC in Pella, Greece, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia. He was born to King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympias . He was raised with his sisters in Pella's royal court.

Childhood of Alexander

364 BCE

As a child, he learned how to read, write, ride, fight and hunt. He grew up to be a courageous boy. When he was 12, he tamed a horse, and then named it Bucephalas. The horse then became his favorite and served him for many years.
Alexader grew up in the absence of his father, who was usually involved in military campaigns. Olympias influenced her son's childhood with resentment towards his father. However, Alexander's education was important to both his parents.

Education of Alexander

343 BCE

Leonidas, a relative of Olympias, was one of Alexander's first teachers. His father hired Leonidas to teach Alexander in math, archery, and horsemanship. Alexander's favorite tutor was Lysimachus of Acarnania. He taught him how to read, write, and play the lire. In the age of 14, He was introduced to Aristotle, the Greek Philosopher, as a tutor. For three years, Aristotle taught Alexander philosophy, government, politics, poetry, drama, and science. In age 16, He completed his education at Meiza

How Alexander began his leadership

340 BCE

A year later after he finished his education, he became a soldier and began on his first military expedition against the Tracian tribes. In 338 BC, he took charge of the calvary and helped his father defeat the Athenian and Theban armies at Chaeronea.
Once his father accomplished his campaign to unite all Greek city-states into the Corinthian league, their relationship and cooperation soon fell apart because Philip then married another woman, which forced Alexander and Olympia to flee Macedon.

The death of his Philip II

336 BCE

In 336 BC, when Philip and his army was ready to invade Persia, he got murdered by a Macedonian noble Pausanias at Alexander's sister's wedding party. After his father's death, Alexander claimed the throne and became the king of Macedonia.He acted quickly after the death of his father since it caused a lot of rebellion among conquered nations. He went south to end the revolt in Thebes, restored Macedonian rule, making people acknowledging him as the leader.

Alexander starts building an empire

335 BCE

Homer's Iliad and his dad's desire to build a great empire inspired Alexander to become a heroic warrior. Alexander first conquered Thebes securing northern campaign and for an example, or warning of what will happen if other countries revolted against him. This invasion was effective and other Greek city-states formed an alliance with Macedonia. Alexander conquered the Persian empire a well as Egypt. He didn't stop there. He and his army kept going. Then they were off to conquer Central Asia.

Alexander defeats Greek

334 BCE

In 334 B.C. arriving at Troy, Alexander started Asiatic expedition with the goal to defeat Darius III and to conquer the whole Persian Empire. He faced Darius's army near the Grancius River; this battle was the first battle against the Persia which they won because their army was well trained and Alexander was a brilliant commander. He then went on to the battle of Issus where he first directly met Darius. He defeated the Persian army and challenged him to fight again at the battle of Gaugamela.

Alexander conquers Egypt

332 BCE

In 332 B.C., Alexander entered Egypt, a country that had experienced on-and-off periods of Persian rule for two centuries. On its northern coast, he founded Alexandria, the most successful city he ever built. It was said a sudden passion for the project seized him, and he marked out where the agora was to be built and decided how many temples there would be and which gods to worship Recent research says that Alexandria may have been built to face the rising sun on the day Alexander was born.

Alexander defeats Persia (Part 2)

331 BCE

The last battle with Persia was the Battle of Gaugamela. The Macedonians defeated the Persians with absolute power of military strategies and Darius fled out of Persia. in November 333 B.C., Alexander declared himself as the king of Persia. He went om to Egypt, which was part of Persia, but Egypt fell without resistance hearing his skills in battle. Alexander was crowned as a pharaoh in 332 B.C.

Alexander and his journey to India

326 BCE

After Alexander and his army conquered Egypt, him and his army set out to conquer India. Alexander, wanting to expand his empire further into India was disappointed after his army told him that it was now time to stop fighting. The exhaustion of his army hampered the possibility of expanding his empire in India. He then marched back to their home where he made eighty of his senior officers marry Persian women to symbolize peace and unity among Persians.

Alexander's Death

323 BCE

In 323 B.C.E. Alexander moved to Babylon. After years of military campaigning, Alexander took the opportunity to rest and to plan his next conquest. On June 2, he attended a dinner given by a close friend. He joined a drinking contest that was a day long. He complained that he did not feel well. Finally, too weak to leave his bed, Alexander died ten days after. Sadly, the empire fell apart. In time, however, the Persian and Greek cultures blended and prospered as a result of his rule.