Alexander The Great's Timeline By 19bueckerj0309 356 BCE Alexander's Birth 340 BCE Father of Alexander enters war (Phillip) 339 BCE Alexander studies records of his father 338 BCE Phillip (Alexander's father) and Cleopatra's wedding night 336 BCE Festival in honor of the gods 336 BCE Phillip is stabbed and killed 334 BCE Finds out Phillip's wife and Alexander may have been involved in his death 334 BCE Alexander leads army to Gordium 332 BCE Alexander achieve conquest of island, in the City of Tine 331 BCE Alexander realizes he can never rule Asia with his competition being free 330 BCE Alexander takes over his competitions palace 330 BCE Alexander has little doubt that he rules Asia 330 BCE Alexander has Persian troops in sight (they surrender) 327 BCE Alexander makes his best friend join the calvary 327 BCE Alexander takes a wife (Roxanne) 324 BCE Alexander's close friend dies 323 BCE Alexander catches a disease and dies