alexander the great

alenxander to be physical trough

343 BCE

over the next three years. arstotle teaches alexander to be appreciate philosophy . geography greek poetry and scientist investigation

alexander is born

338 BCE

at Pella in the son of king Philip ll and Olympias.

alexander particular loves homers lliad

338 BCE

alexander leads the attack against the tenbands while his father leads attack against the Athens . it is alexander first taste of battle and him and his father defeat the Greeks placing all Greeks city states except Sparta under Macedonia control

thracians and illyrians rise up in rebelion

335 BCE

this inspires the Greek city's states of Thebes to rebel and alexander quickly be singes the city state of Thebes to rebel and razes it to the ground d the inhabits are executed or sold into slavery showing the other city's states that alexander is just as powerful as his father

alexander leads the macedonia army against to the persian at the granius river

334 BCE

after savage fighting learder Persian retreat and alexander army moves across the southern coust of asia towards gordium as they travel they liberarate

alenxander spends the winter

333 BCE

as they travel the liberate a number of cities from Persian rule alexander spends the winter of 333 BCE
at Gordon in present day turkey according to legend he solves the puzzle of the Gordian of the knot which held together the yoke and pole of a wagon once belonging to king Midas

after conquering syria alexander sweeps south and easily conquers egypt after esinging gaza

331 BCE

this is just one of many cities he names after himself during the quest alexander and Darrius king of the Persian .
meet the Gaugamela in a decisive battle alexander military skills overwhelm Darrius