Alexander The Great's Life

birth - July 356 B.C.

356 BCE

Born at Pella, Macedonia, to King Philip II and Olympias. Born July 20, 356 B.C., to parents King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus.

336 B.C. - Becomes king

336 BCE

Alexander becomes ruler at the age of 20 of Macedonia after his father gets murdered by his bodyguard. He and his father share the same dream of conquering Persia.

334 B.C. - Wins the battle against Granicus

334 BCE

Alexander the Great quickly won the battle of the Granicus after nobody thought he could. Darius didn’t think he was much of an enemy and sent other generals to fight with him. His goal was to defeat King Darius III (King of the Persian Empire) and conquer the Persian Empire.

333 B.C. - Issus battle

333 BCE

Wins Battle at Issus against Darius. Darius had a larger army, but Alexander the Great used his phalanx formation to win the battle. Darius fled and Alexander couldn’t catch him, but he captured Darius’s wife and children.

332 B.C. - conquores Tyre and Egypt

332 BCE

Alexander conquers Tyre and Egypt, where he found the city of Alexandria. Alexander was so enraged at the Tyrians' defense of their city and the loss of his men that he destroyed half the city.

331 B.C. - wins another battle

331 BCE

Wins Battle of Gaugamela against Darius. He plans in the next couple of years to defeat Darius and claim his land.

331 to 329 B.C. - Defeats Darius

329 BCE

Alexander defeats Darius at Gaugamela and, after Darius’s death, declares himself King of Asia. He consolidates his victory in Persia and uses its wealth to fund his expeditions. His expedition spreads Hellenistic culture throughout the conquered lands. Surveyors, engineers, architects, scientists, court officials, and historians accompany him on his campaigns.

June 13, 323 B.C. - Death

323 BCE

Dies at Babylon in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. His empire was given to 3 generals.
Antigonus -Macedonia and Greece.
Ptolemy - Egypt.
Seleucus - the land that was the Persian empire.