Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE)

Pella

Pella

He was born in the summer of 356 BCE in a town named ____.

Philip of Macedon

Alexander’s father

Olympias

Alexander’s mother

Plutarch

He who wrote his Life of Alexander around 100 CE, is the only source that provides information about Alexander's birth and early years.

Aristotle

Alexander received a classical education when he was young, with _____ serving as one of his instructors.

Lysimachus

________, one of his teachers, encouraged Alexander to associate himself with the Greek hero Achilles.

Greek resistance

At 18 years old, Alexander and his father commanded a troop against the Athens and Thebes troops, which were waging the final _____ against Philip's victory.

Battle of Chaeronea

Philip's conquest of Greece was completed with his victory at the _______ in August 338.

338

Philip's conquest of Greece was completed with his victory at the Battle of Chaeronea in August ____.

Pausanias

In 336, _______, a bodyguard, assassinated Philip.

336

Alexander became king.

Triballian

In 335, Alexander and his army routed the Thracians and crossed the Danube River into the ______ kingdom.

Demosthenes

____, an orator from Athens, circulated a rumor that Alexander had suffered a fatal wound during an assault.

Parmenio

The Macedonian general _____ was driven from Theban territory after the Thebans attacked the Macedonian garrison there. Memnon of Rhodes, a Greek mercenary, was responsible for their victory.

334

In the spring of ______, Alexander began a campaign against Persia.

Athens

In 480, the Persians attacked ______, plundering Ionian Greeks and setting fire to the revered Acropolis temples.

Ada

______, a supporter of Alexander's, was made queen after he had taken control of the city and destroyed it.

Battle of Issus

In November 333, a pivotal battle took place in the Gulf of Iskenderun called the ______.

June 10, 323 BCE

On __________, Alexander passed away at the age of 33.

Roxane

Some of his Greek supporters turned against him after he married _________, creating a queen who was not Greek. Even so, he amassed sufficient military backing to invade India in 327.