The conquest of Alexander the Great

  • Alexander son of Philip
    356 BCE

    Alexander son of Philip

    he was born in 356 at Pella Macedonia
  • Philip/ Aristotle
    343 BCE

    Philip/ Aristotle

    hires the Greek Philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander
  • Alexander Young
    340 BCE

    Alexander Young

    At age 16 he finished the study with Aristotle and joins the army with his Father
  • The battle
    338 BCE

    The battle

    The Macedonians meet the Athenians and Thebans in battle at Chaeronia
  • Philip marriage with Cleopatra
    336 BCE

    Philip marriage with Cleopatra

    Philip celebrates his upcoming departure to attack Persia as well the marriage of his daughter Cleopatra
  • ''The spring''
    335 BCE

    ''The spring''

    The Thracian and illyrians rise up in rebellion
  • Alexander borrows money!
    334 BCE

    Alexander borrows money!

    Though his advisers object and Macedonia is virtually bakrupt , Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departs for Asia.
  • Alexander in the Macedonian
    334 BCE

    Alexander in the Macedonian

    macedonian army against the Persian at the Granicus river
  • Alexander spends the winter
    333 BCE

    Alexander spends the winter

    at Gordium, in present-day Turkey
  • Alexander beginning to conquest
    331 BCE

    Alexander beginning to conquest

    He creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture
  • Alexander conquering
    331 BCE

    Alexander conquering

    he moves from one major Persian city to the next, conquering Babylonia
  • Alexander become drunk
    328 BCE

    Alexander become drunk

    Suffering for the tensions of warfare and command, Alexander become drunk at a banquet in the fall
  • Incident turning of Alexander
    327 BCE

    Incident turning of Alexander

    The incident marks point of Alexander whose officers begin to fear him
  • Alexander cross Hindu Kush
    326 BCE

    Alexander cross Hindu Kush

    hopping to add even to more territory to his empire, he troops cross the Hindu Kush in Northern India
  • Die Alexander
    323 BCE

    Die Alexander

    he die at age of 32 falls ill with a sudden fever and dies