Alexander the Great

  • 357 BCE

    olympias

    marriage of olympias ti philip 2 of masedonia
  • 356 BCE

    birth of alexander

    he is born in pella macedonia to king philip 2
  • 346 BCE

    war an his horse

    alexander tames bucephalus his war horse
  • 343 BCE

    aristoble becomes tutor of young alexander

    king philip ll of masedon summons aristotle to tutor his young son alexander
  • 338 BCE

    battle of chaeronea

    the battle of chaeronea was fought in 338 BC near the city of chaeronea in boetia between the macedonians led by philip2
  • 335 BCE

    alexander celtic

    alexander the great receives celtic ambassadors in the balkans
  • 334 BCE

    alexander invades the persian empire

    alexander invades the persian empire. ephesons liberated from persian rule by alexander the great
  • 332 BCE

    alexander the great conquers syria and turns toward egypt.

    alexander the great visits the oracle of ammon at siwa and is declared "master of the universe"
  • 332 BCE

    alexander the great conquers syria and turns toward egypt.

    alexander the great visits the oracle of ammon at siwa and is declared "master of the universe"
  • 331 BCE

    alexander moves

    alexander moves from one major persian city to the next conquering babylon on october 13
  • 331 BCE

    alexander moves

    alexander moves from one major persian city to the next conquering babylon on october 13
  • 330 BCE

    persepolis alexander

    persepolis is burned and looted by alexander the great
  • 329 BCE

    alexander conquers bactria and sogdiana

    alexander the great founds alexandria eschate on the laxarte and destroys cytropolis.
  • 328 BCE

    alexander becomes drunk

    suffering from the tensions of warfare at banquet in the fall
  • 327 BCE

    in the summer

    on eastern iran and capturing prince of oxyarats and alexander marries roxonne the princes daughter
  • 326 BCE

    alexander and his troops

    alexander and his troops croos the hindu kush into north india
  • 323 BCE

    death of alexander

    he dies of a fever in babylon on his way back yo greece