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Alexander The Great Significant Dates

  • 356 BCE

    Birth Date

    Birth Date
    Alexander The Great is born.
  • 343 BCE

    Skills

    Skills
    Alexander has learned how to throw spears and ride his own horse.
  • 336 BCE

    Power

    Power
    Alexander The Great takes the throne.
  • 335 BCE

    The Gods

    The Gods
    Alexander goes to Delphi to see if he is chosen by the gods to take over Persia.
  • 334 BCE

    Moving

    Moving
    Alexander moves army to city of Gordyn
  • 334 BCE

    Defeating Persia

    Defeating Persia
    Alexander leads his army to a victory over Persia at The Battle of Granicus.
  • 334 BCE

    King Phillip

    King Phillip
    King Phillip of Macedonia is killed by his own bodyguard.
  • 331 BCE

    Battle of Guagamela

    Battle of Guagamela
    Alexander the Great enters the Battle of Guagamela.
  • 331 BCE

    Darius Defeated

    Darius Defeated
    Alexander the Great defeats Darius while at the Battle of Guagamela.
  • 330 BCE

    Not Finished Yet

    Not Finished Yet
    Alexander leaves to catch Darius, and imprison him. Finishing it off, once and for all.
  • 330 BCE

    We are on a March

    We are on a March
    Alexander's army marches to catch the Persian army.
  • 330 BCE

    I am in Charge Now

    I am in Charge Now
    Alexander rules almost all of Asia, and continues to pursue Darius to imprison him.
  • 327 BCE

    Married

    Married
    Alexander the Great, shockingly, is married and takes a wife, Roxanne. This was shocking because he was rumored to have a male partner.
  • 326 BCE

    Near Death Experience

    Near Death Experience
    While Alexander is leading his army during battle, he suffer a life threatening injury from an arrow. He barely survives, his troops couldn't believe it.
  • 324 BCE

    Sorrow

    Sorrow
    Alexander's close friend, Hephaestion, in the month of July, passes away due to an unknown illness. Alexander goes into a state of depression and lays in bed crying for days.
  • 323 BCE

    Death

    Death
    Alexander the Great dies of an unknown illness.