Alexander the Great
Jul 20, 356 BC – Jun 11, 323 BC
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Includes events (17):
Between Jul 20, 356 BC and Jul 21, 356 BC
Alexander is born in Pella
343 BC
Begins studying under Aristotle
338 BC
Fights at the Battle of Chaeronea
Oct of 336 BC
Philip II of Macedon is assassinated
335 BC
Alexander becomes king of Macedon
Between Mar 25, 334 BC and May 26, 334 BC
Crosses into Asia to invade the Persian Empire
May of 334 BC
Battle of the Granicus
Nov of 333 BC
Battle of Issus against Darius III
Between Jan of 332 BC and Jul of 332 BC
Siege of Tyre
Between Aug of 332 BC and Dec of 332 BC
Enters Egypt
331 BC
Founds Alexandria
Oct 1, 331 BC
Battle of Gaugamela
330 BC
Captures Persepolis
327 BC
Marries Roxana
May of 326 BC
Battle of the Hydaspes against Porus
324 BC
Returns to Babylon
Between Jun 10, 323 BC and Jun 11, 323 BC
Alexander dies in Babylon at age 32