Alexander the Great

Birth of Alexander

356 BCE

Born in Pella, Macedonia.

Philip hires Aristotle to tutor Alexander

343 BCE

Philip hires Aristole, a Greek philosopher, to tutor Alexander.

Alexander joins his father's army

340 BCE

Alexander joins his father's army at 16 yrs old once he finished studying.

Alexander leads attack against Thebans

338 BCE

The Macedonians attack the Thebans in the battle at Chaeronea.

Alexander becomes king

336 BCE

When Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes the king of Macedonia.

Alexander besieges Thebes

335 BCE

The rebellion of Thracians and Illyrians inspires the Greek city-state of Thebes to rebel, and Alexander immediately besieges Thebes.

Alexander leads Macedonians vs. Persians

334 BCE

Alexander leads Macedonian army against the Persians at Granicus River.

Alexander solves the Gordian knot

333 BCE

This knot was a puzzle that had a myth behind it being that whoever solved this puzzle would conquer all of Asia, so his success was seen as a good omen for his Asian campaign.

Alexander conquers Egypt

332 BCE

Alexander easily conquers Egypt.

Alexander conquers Babylon

331 BCE

Alexander fights Darius, defeats Darius, and conquers Babylon.

Alexander creates city of Alexandria

331 BCE

Of all the cities he named after himself, Alexandria was made to be a pub for Greek commerce and culture.

Alexander accidentally kills Cleitus

327 BCE

After an argument, Alexander accidentally stabs Cleitus with a spear.

Alexander marries Roxane

327 BCE

Alexander marries Prince Oxyartes' daughter after capturing the prince and conquering Iran.

Alexander defeats King Porus

326 BCE

Alexander and his troops defeat the leader of a kingdom east of Hydraspes River, Kind Porus, after they figure out how to attack Porus' war elephants.

Death of Alexander

323 BCE

Dies of fever in Babylon.