Alexander the Great

  • King Phillip hires Aristotle to tutor Alexander
    343 BCE

    King Phillip hires Aristotle to tutor Alexander

    The next three years Aristotle teaches Alexander to love philosophy geography, Greek poetry, and scientific investigation.
  • 340 BCE

    Alexander is finished studying under Aristotle

    At age 16 Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle and joins his fathers army.
  • 333 BCE

    Gordium is where Alexander spent his winter

    solved the gordian knot, which held the yoke and pole of a wagon of king Midas. stories told that whoever solved the puzzle ruled Asia.
  • taking treasure to distribute among his men
    331 BCE

    taking treasure to distribute among his men

    Adopts Persian custom in order to keep his empire running smoothly
  • Alexandria
    331 BCE

    Alexandria

    Alexander creates Alexandria which is meant to be Greek commerce and culture.
  • Alexander the great is drunk at a banquet
    328 BCE

    Alexander the great is drunk at a banquet

    Him and his closest companion Cetus get into an argument
  • 327 BCE

    Alexander conquers eastern Iran and captured prince oxyrates

    Ten he married Roxane, the princes daughter, it means a political alliance it also serves as well as an insult to his mistress
  • Passing Hindu kush
    326 BCE

    Passing Hindu kush

    ALexander and his troops pass the hindu kush river, then they defeat king porus, war elephants.
  • Death of Alexander
    323 BCE

    Death of Alexander

    Alexander becomes ill and dies at the age of 32
  • Rebellion rises
    335

    Rebellion rises

    Thracians and illryans rebel against Alexander quickly besieges and razes it to the ground.
  • 336

    alexander is going to attack persia

    celebrates his departure to attack Persia
  • Alexander becomes king
    336

    Alexander becomes king

    one of Alexanders fathers bodyguards assassinates him in a theater and then he becomes king at age of 20
  • Macedonians meet Athenians and thebans
    338

    Macedonians meet Athenians and thebans

    Alexander the great led attack against thebans, while his father led the attack against Athenians. Alexanders first taste of battle and he and his father defeat the Greeks placing ll except sparta under Macedonian control.
  • Birth of Alexander
    356

    Birth of Alexander

    Son of king phillip the second is born.