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356 BCE
when he was born
Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia, was born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia
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336 BCE
when did he became king
In 336 B.C., Alexander's father Philip was assassinated by his bodyguard Pausanias. Just 20 years old, Alexander claimed the Macedonian throne and killed his rivals before they could challenge his sovereignty. He also quashed rebellions for independence in northern Greece.
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334 BCE
his first battle
Let us know. Battle of Granicus, (May 334 BCE). The first victorious engagement of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Empire established the Macedonians on enemy soil.
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327 BCE
when he was married
considered by many of those who saw her as the most beautiful woman they had ever seen even more beautiful than the wife of the fallen King Darius. According to Plutarch, while she may have been the only woman Alexander ever loved, there was another possible reason for the marriage.
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326 BCE
Indus Valley war
The Indian subcontinent campaign of Alexander the Great began in 326 BC. After conquering the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, the Macedonian king Alexander launched a campaign into the Indian subcontinent
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326 BCE
when his horse died
Bucephalus or Bucephalas was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of antiquity. Ancient accounts state that Bucephalus died after the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, in what is now modern Punjab Province of Pakistan, and is buried in Jalalpur Sharif outside Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
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326 BCE
his last war
Battle of the Hydaspes, (326 BCE), fourth and last pitched battle fought by Alexander the Great during his campaign of conquest in Asia. The fight on the banks of the Hydaspes River in India was the closest Alexander the Great came to defeat.
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323 BCE
when he deid
While in Babylon, Alexander became ill after a prolonged banquet and drinking bout, and on June 13, 323, he died at age 33. There was much speculation about the cause of death, and the most popular theories claim that he either contracted malaria or typhoid fever or that he was poisoned.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great
