Alexander the great

By CarlosTorres1209
  • 356 B.C Alexander is born
    356 BCE

    356 B.C Alexander is born

    Alexander is born in 356 B.C , at pella in macedonia , the son of king philip II And olimpias.
  • 343 BCE

    Philip hires the greek philosopher

    Aristotle teaches alexander to appreciate philosophy , geography,greek poerty and scientific investigation
  • 340 BCE

    Alexander finishes studying under aristotle

    By this point, philips controls all the greek city-states except Athens and Thebes
  • 338 BCE

    The Macedonias meet the athenians and thebans in battle at chaeronea

    Alexander leads the attack against the thebans , while his father leads the attack against the athenians
  • 336 BCE

    Philip celebrates his upcoming departure to attack persia

    However , one of his bodyguards assasinates him in the theater of age
  • 335 BCE

    The Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion

    This inspires the Greek city
    state of Thebes to rebel, and Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground. The inhabitants
    are executed or sold into slavery, showing the other city-states that Alexander is just as powerful as his father
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander leads the Macedonian army against the Persians at the Granicus river

    After savage fighting, the
    Persians retreat, and Alexander's army moves across the southern
    coast of Asia toward Gordium.
  • 331 BCE

    He creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture

    This is just
    In 333 BC, wintering at Gordium, Alexander attempted to untie the knot. When he could find no end to the knot, to unbind it, he sliced it in half with a stroke of his sword.
    one of many cities he names after himself during his conquests. Alexander and Darius, king of the Persians,
    meet at Gaugamela in a decisive battle
  • 328 BCE

    He and his close companion Cleitus, who saved his life at the battle of Granicus

    Alexander accidentally stabs Cleitus with a spear, and is filled with remorse at Cleitus' death.
    However, this incident marks a turning point for Alexander, whose officers begin to fear him
  • 326

    hoping to add even more territory to his empire, Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu Kush into northern India.

    They defeat King Porus, leader of a kingdom east of the Hydaspes River, after
    figuring out how to attack Porus' war elephants. After several months in India, however, Alexander's army
    refuses to go any farther, and he is forced to return to Babylon.