The True Story of Alexander the Great By alen0189 1977 BCE Phillip's tomb is discovered 356 BCE Alexander The Great was born 336 BCE Phillips Celebration 336 BCE Phillip dies 336 BCE Alexander becomes king 333 BCE Alexander finds his enemy waiting 332 BCE Leaves for Egypt and becomes Pharoah 331 BCE Alexander gets drunk and burns the place down 331 BCE He figures out that he can't take control 330 BCE No doubt that Alexander rules Asia 330 BCE Alexander's army started marching day and night 327 BCE Alexander makes friends with a joint commander 326 BCE Alexander begins a campaign 324 BCE Alexander suffers a deep hurt 324 BCE Hephaestion Dies 323 BCE Alexander dies 334 Alexander cut the knot 338 The battle starts 338 Cleopatra and Phillip got married