Alexander the Great - Timelines/Dates356

356 BC

Birth of Alexander in Pella

340 BC

16 yro Alex becomes regent while Phillip is away

338 BC

Phillip conquers and unifies Greece

336 BC

Alex becomes king

335 BC

Thebes rebells and Alex destroys Thebes. He regrets it but never frees Thebans from slavery.

334 BC

Alex crosses the Hellespont with 47,000 troops, beginning his Asia campaign.

333 BC

Battle of Issus: Alex defeats Darius. This opens the way to conquering Phoenicia and Egypt

332

Conquest of Egypt: He “frees” Egypt from Persian rule and founds Alexandria

331 BC

Battle of Guagamela: Alex defeats Darius (again) and ends the Persian Empire, becoming "King of Asia”

327 BC

Alex attempts to force prostration on his soldiers. The Greeks would only bow to a god.

327 - 325 BC

India campaign: In this campaign, his troops refuse to go forward and so they retreat.

324 BC

Opis Mutiny

323 BC

Alex dies

323 to 301 BC

Diadochi wars: Alex’s empire is divided into Hellenistic kingdoms