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359 BCE
Philip II became the king of Macedonia
At the young age of 23 years old, Philip II became king of Macedonia. He made a lot of improvements to the military of Macedonia and showed his brilliant general and a ruthless politician. He was one of the best kings Macedonia had. -
338 BCE
Invasion of Greece
The battle of conquering Greece is known as the battle of Chaeronea in which greeks loosed. Two city-states came to the battle. however, they were defeated by the macedonian forces leaded by philip. -
336 BCE
Philip's death and Alexanders going to power
When his daughter was getting married he was stabbed until he died. At that moment alexander declared himself king of Macedonia. Alexander become a king at the age of 20 old. -
334 BCE
Invasion of Persia
As his father wanted to,Alexander sended hundreds of soldiers to conquer Persia. Where the two forces met, after a battle. persia was conquered by the Macedonians. Winning this battle gave Alexander the control of Anatolia -
332 BCE
Conquering the Persian Empire
The Persian king wanted to make a peace deal with Alexander. this treatment consisted of dividing Persian land. But alexanders ambition didn't let him and rejected it. -
326 BCE
Alexander in India
Alexander wanted to conquer India. Because of this, he went with his soldiers to Indus valley and fought for 11 years. In that time he marched more than 11,000 miles. However, he didn't reach to conquer it and was disappointed to return home. -
323 BCE
Alexanders death
Alexander at the age of 32 years old. He died because he got very sick. Like his father, he died with dreams of conquering other places.