Born
356 BC
Died
323 BC
Nationality
Macedonian
Events involving Alexander the Great (16)
356 BC
ID: 283
Alexander the Great born - same day Temple of Artemis at Ephesus burns, omens of world conquest
ID: 283
336 BC
ID: 285
Philip II assassinated at daughter's wedding - Alexander becomes king at 20, crushes rebellions
ID: 285
336 BC
ID: 5911
Alexander forces prophecy - arrives on inauspicious day, drags Pythia to temple, she cries 'You are invincible, young man!'
ID: 5911
335 BC
ID: 286
Alexander destroys Thebes - 6,000 killed, 30,000 enslaved, spares only house of poet Pindar
ID: 286
334 BC
ID: 287
Alexander crosses Hellespont - begins conquest of Persian Empire with 35,000 men
ID: 287
334 BC
ID: 288
Battle of Granicus - Alexander personally leads cavalry charge, nearly dies, defeats Persian satraps
ID: 288
333 BC
ID: 289
Alexander cuts Gordian Knot - fulfills prophecy of Asian conquest, 'nothing is impossible'
ID: 289
333 BC
ID: 290
Battle of Issus - Alexander defeats Darius III, captures Persian royal family, treats them with respect
ID: 290
332 BC
ID: 291
Siege of Tyre - Alexander builds causeway to island city, seven-month siege, crucifies 2,000 defenders
ID: 291
332 BC
ID: 292
Alexander conquers Egypt - founded Alexandria, visits oracle at Siwa, declared son of Zeus-Ammon
ID: 292
331 BC
ID: 293
Battle of Gaugamela - Alexander defeats Darius's million-man army, becomes Lord of Asia
ID: 293
330 BC
ID: 294
Alexander burns Persepolis - revenge for burning Athens, or drunken mistake, regrets it later
ID: 294
330 BC
ID: 295
Death of Darius III - murdered by his satraps, Alexander gives royal burial, claims Persian throne
ID: 295
329 BC
ID: 296
Alexander meets Diogenes - 'Stand out of my sunlight,' Alexander: 'If I weren't Alexander, I'd be Diogenes'
ID: 296
326 BC
ID: 297
Battle of Hydaspes - Alexander defeats Indian king Porus and war elephants, army refuses to go further
ID: 297
323 BC
ID: 298
Death of Alexander in Babylon at 32 - fever or poison, empire fragments, body preserved in honey
ID: 298