Alexander The Great timeline | Timetoast Timelines

356 BCE

Birth of Alexander the Great

He was born in July 356 BC in Pella, now northern Greece. His father was Philip ll, and his mother was Olympias.
344 BCE

Alexander The Great tames a wild horse

Alexander the Great tamed a horse when he was 12 years old. He tamed a wild horse who had a great demeanor. The horse became his companion he even named cities after his horse. The horse's name was Bucephalus.
336 BCE

Philip ll of Macedon dies

Philip ll of Macedon was assassinated while going to a wedding, and because of this Alexander became king of the now-powerful empire of Macedonia. He was just 20 years old, but a very smart man.
335 BCE

Thebes revolts from the rule of Macedonia

When Philip ll died, the people of Thebes thought this was their chance to revolt from the Macedonians because their leader was only 21. The Thebes people did not know that Alexander the Great was a very smart man he was able to crush the rebels.
334 BCE

Alexander The Great starts his invasion of Persia

In 334 BCE, Alexander the Great started his invasion of Persia, doing what his father wanted. He crossed the Bosphorus Strait, and the first battle was the battle of the Granicus River, which he won. He beat the Persians using the Palanax technique. The Palanax technique is where soldiers stand close to each other with really long spears stab people attacking them from above below.
330 BCE

Alexander The Great reaches Persepolis

Alexander reaches Persepolis and burns it to the ground to avenge the Greeks.
326 BCE

Bucephalus dies

Alexander The Great's companion, Bucephalus dies in the battle of Hydaspes from fatal injuries. Bucephalus was a wild horse that Alexander The Great tamed as a kid with great courage.
325 BCE

Alexander & his army head back home

In 325 BCE, when Alexander The Great reached the Indus Valley his army was tired home sick. So he did what any great general would do. He headed home stopped his expansion towards the west.
323 BCE

Alexander The Great dies

Alexander The Great, on his way back home got sick died in Babylon, now day Iraq. People say he died of malaria but nobody knows for sure. He died at the ripe old age of 32 years old.