Alexander The Great's Timeline By jgdoak 356 BCE Alexander was born 339 BCE Alexander is eager to join battle 338 BCE King Philip and Cleopatra get married 338 BCE King Philip falls at a party and Alex embarrasses him 337 BCE Cleopatra gives birth 336 BCE King Philip gets killed 336 BCE Alexander becomes king 331 BCE Alex realizes he can never take over Asia if King Darius is king 331 BCE King Darius and Alexander go to war at Gaugamela 330 BCE Alexander takes over Ancient Persia 330 BCE Alexander marches to catch up to Persians 326 BCE Alexander was greatly injured 326 BCE Takes on another Persian War 324 BCE Hephaestion died 323 BCE Alexander dies
