Alexander the Great timeline

By Felix Ortega
  • Bravery
    338 BCE

    Bravery

    At 16, Alexander saw a chance to prove his worth, and led cavalry against Band of Thebes and killed them.
  • Alexander's father death
    336 BCE

    Alexander's father death

    Aalexander aw chance to prove his worth, led cavalry against Band of Thebes and killed them.
  • Issus
    333 BCE

    Issus

    Alexander won the Battle of Issus
  • Battle of Tyre
    332 BCE

    Battle of Tyre

    Alexander led a siege and beat the Island of Tyre
  • Crowned a country
    331 BCE

    Crowned a country

    Alexander faced Darius in Gaugamela. Darius was killed by his own men, and Alexander took the crown of Persia.
  • 330 BCE

    Politics don't end well

    Alexander killed one of his generals to calm down political tension between Macedonians and Persians.
  • More death
    328 BCE

    More death

    Cleitus, another general, was talking smack and got killed by Alexander. He also took sogdia a region that rebelled.
  • 327 BCE

    Conqueror

    Alexander wanted to take over all india, some submitted, others didn’t.
  • The battle of elephants
    326 BCE

    The battle of elephants

    Alexander and the king of Porus went to war at Hydaspe river. Alexander’s horse died but he won nonetheless.
  • Dying good
    322 BCE

    Dying good

    Alexander died at the ripe age of 32 from natural or sickness causes.