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Born in Pella, Macedonia
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Aristotle teaches Alexander for 3 years.
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At age 16, Alexander finishes studying and joins his father's army.
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Alexander fights his first battle against the Thebans. He and his father take control of Greek city-states except Sparta.
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King Phillip celebrates his upcoming departure to attack Persia, and the marriage of her daughter Cleopatra.
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The Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion. Which causes Thebes another Greek city-states to also rise up in rebellion. Alexander then besieges the city-states and enslaves them or executed.
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Macedonia is bankrupt, so Alexander is borrows money and takes his troops to Asia.
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Alexander leads his army to the Granicus River and they fight the Persians. After the Persians retreat, they move across the southern coast of Asia toward Gordium.
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Alexander spends the winter at Gordium, and he solves the puzzle of the gordian knot. According top the legend in Asia they say that who ever solves the gordian knot will rule all of Asia.
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After Alexxander conquers Syria, and easily conquers Egypt after besieging Gaza he creates the City of Alexandria.
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On October 18, Alexander conquers Babylon. He takes their treasure and distributes to his men.
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Form the tensions and warfare, Alexander becomes drunk at a banquet and kills Cleitus. Cleitius was a close companion that which saved the life of Alexander.
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After conquering eastern Iran, and capturing prince Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane, the prince's daughter.
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To add more territory, Alexander and his troops cross Hindu Kush into India. Alexander defeats King Porus. Several months later Alexander's troops didn't want to keep going and they returned to Babylon.,
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Alexander dies in Babylon of fever. He dies at the age 32.