Alexander the Great

By jpeacock
  • 356 BCE

    Birth of Alexander the Great

    Birth of Alexander the Great
    Alexander is born July of 356 B.C.
  • Period: 356 BCE to 323 BCE

    Alexander the Great's Life

    After Alexander died, his empire collapsed. Over time, the cultures of Greece thrived as a side effect of Alexander's empire. The people of all the different lands that Alexander had conquered (Egypt, Persia, India) blended Greek culture with their own creating a new culture: The Hellenistic Culture.
  • 336 BCE

    King Philip dies

    King Philip dies
    King Philip is murdered by a bodyguard. His son Alexander becomes the new king of Macedonia and Greece at 20 years old.
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander Conquers Persia

    Alexander Conquers Persia
    Alexander wanted to conquor the Perisian Empire. The king of the Persian Empire, King Darius, did not think Alex was much of a theat, so Darius sent other generals to fight. Alexander the Great quickly won the battle of the Granicus.
  • 333 BCE

    Second battle with Persia

    Second battle with Persia
    Alexander fights Darius at Issus. Darius had the larger army, but Alexander the Great used his phalanx formation to win. Darius fled the battle, but Alexander capturerd Darius’s wife and children.
  • 333 BCE

    Peace Treaty

    Peace Treaty
    In attept to get his family, Darius offered Alexander half of his kingdom. Alex refused and challenged Darius to keep fighting.
  • 331 BCE

    Battle of Gaugamela

    Battle of Gaugamela
    This was the last war between Persians and Macedonians.
    Again Darius saw that he couldn’t win and fled, but Darius soon died. Alexander the Great won the battle and finally became King of Persia.
  • 331 BCE

    Conquour of Egypt

    Conquour of Egypt
    Two years later Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
    He founded the city of Alexandria and was proclaimed the son of the god Zeus. Alexander did not try to force his ideas of religion or culture on the people of Egypt. After designing the city of Alexandria he left to continue his conquests.
  • 328 BCE

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Alexander married a Persian woman, Roxanne, who was Darius III’s daughter and convinced his soldiers to marry Persians too.
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander's final days

    Alexander's final days
    On his way back to Greece from India, Alexander became ill and died in Babylon (current day Iraq). He may have
    died of sickness or he may have been poisoned.