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Alexander was born in July, 356 BC
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In 346 BC, Aristotle tutored Alexander on philosophy, Greek poetry, and geography.
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In 340 BC, at the age of 16, Alexander joined his father's (King Philip) army. When he joined, Philip already controlled all the Greek city states except for Athens and Thebes.
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In 338 BC, Alexander lead his army in a massive attack on Thebes while King Philip's army attacked Athens.
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In 336 BC, Philip is assassinated, and Alexander becomes King.
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In 335 BC, Alexander quickly fights back against Thebes, proving that he's a powerful king just like his father.
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In 334 BC, after rebelling against the city-states, Alexander plans his campaign against the Persians, hoping to succeed and defeat the empire just like his father wanted to.
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Alexander leads the Macedonian army against the Persians. After the fight, the Persians retreated and the army moves across the southern coast of Asia toward Gordium.
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After defeating Persia, Alexander spent the winter in Gordium, and solved the puzzle of the Gordium knot.
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In 332 BC, after conquering Syria, Alexander's army conquers Egypt, where he created the country of Alexandria.
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In 331 BC, Alexander and Darius (King of Persians), went to war. Alexander's amazing skills were too much for Darius, who ordered his army to retreat, and the Macedonians were victorious!
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In 328 BC, Alexander got drunk at a banquet hall and got in an argument with his companion, Cleitus. Alexander stabbed him with a spear. This made many of his companions fearful.
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In 327 BC, After conquering most of what he wanted, Alexander married Roxane (Prince's daughter). Roxane later bared Alexander a son.
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In 326 BC, Alexander was hoping to conquer more territory in his empire. Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu Cash in northern India, where they defeated King Porus' army. Alexander's army didn't want to go any farther, so Porus is forced to return to Babylon.
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In 323 BC, Alexander fell ill with a sudden fever and died. After his death, his empire fell into disarray. His three commanders divided up the empire and competed for control.
