Alexander the Great

  • birth of alexander
    356 BCE

    birth of alexander

    he is born in pella macedonia to king phillip II
  • philip hires greek philosopher
    343 BCE

    philip hires greek philosopher

    the teacher teaches alexander how to appreciate philosophy, geography, poetry, and science
  • alexander finishes studying
    340 BCE

    alexander finishes studying

    he finishes studying under aristotle and joins his fathers army
  • the macedonians meet the athenians and thebans in battle
    338 BCE

    the macedonians meet the athenians and thebans in battle

    alexander leads the attack of thebans and his father leads the attack of athenians
  • phillup celebrates his upcoming departure
    336 BCE

    phillup celebrates his upcoming departure

    he is celebrating the marriage of his daughter and he gets assassinated
  • the thracions and illyions rise up in rebellion
    335 BCE

    the thracions and illyions rise up in rebellion

    thebes rebel and this causes alexander to raze the city to the ground
  • alexander leads the macedonian aarmy
    334 BCE

    alexander leads the macedonian aarmy

    after the fight the persians move and alexanders army move int the coast of asia and toward goryuim
  • the creation of alexandria
    331 BCE

    the creation of alexandria

    alexander creates a city state thats called alexandria
  • conquering babylonian
    331 BCE

    conquering babylonian

    alexanders military skills overwhelm daruim so then hes moving from one city to the next
  • alexander drunk at an event
    328 BCE

    alexander drunk at an event

    he his drunk and one of his mates and him get into an argument and he ends up killing him
  • alexander gets married
    327 BCE

    alexander gets married

    he marries the girl named roxane and she is the princes daughter
  • 326 BCE

    going into hindu river

    they defeat king porus and move on but htey dont go any further
  • death of alexander
    323 BCE

    death of alexander

    he dies of fever in babylonian on his way back to greece