2017 10 10 14.02.53

Alexander the great

By Jonlopez
  • 356 BCE

    Birth of Alexander

    Born in Macedonia to king Phillip ll
  • 343 BCE

    He trains Alexander to be physically tough.

    Philip hires the Greek philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander.
  • 340 BCE

    inspires him to dream of becoming a great warrior.

    , at age
    16, Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle
    and joins his father's army.
  • 335 BCE

    He aims to unite the Macedonians and Greeks and invade the Persian Empire

    the Macedonians meet the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronea.
  • 335 BCE

    Alexander becomes king of Macedonia at the age of 20.

    the Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departs for Asia

  • 334 BCE

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

    After savage fighting
  • 333 BCE

    Alexander spends the winter

    at Gordium, in present-day Turkey
  • 331 BCE

    , Alexander sweeps south and easily conquers Egypt after besieging Gaza

    he creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture
  • 331 BCE

    Alexander moves from one major Persian city to the next, conquering Babylon on October

    and taking treasure to distribute among his men.
  • 328 BCE

    Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet in the fall

    Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet in the
    fall
  • 327 BCE

    In the Summer of

    after conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane
  • 326 BCE

    Alexander's Persian mistress in may

    , hoping to add even more territory to his empire
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander falls ill with a sudden fever and dies at the age of 32 in June

    According to legend, he leaves his empire to "the strongest" of his commanders