Alexander the Great

  • 323 BCE

    dies of illness

  • 323

    Tomb is high-jacked

    Ruler of Egypt high-jacks trip to his burial and it is lost forever.
  • 324

    Close friend dies of illness

    Hephaestion.
  • 324

    Life threatening illness

    Life threatening illness
    Doesn't think he ever really healed for his wound in battle.
  • 326

    Gets injured in battle, life threatening

  • 330

    Darius is killed

    Alexander sets out to imprison Darius, but he is taken by his old crew. He is murdered.
  • 330

    Burns palace down

    Gets drunk, is convinced to burn it down.
  • 331

    Darius and Alexander go into battle

    Darius and Alexander go into battle
    Darius and Alexander meet in Guagamela and battle, Alexander conquers and takes Darius' land, many cities in Asia
  • 332

    Becomes pharaoh of Egypt

    Becomes pharaoh of Egypt
  • 333

    Darius attacks Alexander

  • 336

    King Philip dies

    King Philip dies
  • 336

    Alexander becomes King

    Alexander becomes King
  • 338

    Controls most of Greece

    Aristotle starts to train him at the age of 13. Alexander goes to war with Greece, his first battle is in Corona.
  • 338

    Philip and Cleopatra get married

  • 356

    Alexander is born