Alexander the Great timeline
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- July 356 BCE
- Hello, I'mAlexander and, this is the city where I was born.
- I pronounce you the King Alexander of Macedonia!
- 336 BCE
- 334 BCE
- Oh nooooooooooo!
- We have defeated the Persians, we won!!!
- - Born at Pella, Macedonia, to King Philip II andOlympias
- 331 BCE
- Yes, we won another battle again!!!
- Indeed
- - Alexander becomes ruler of Macedonia - In 366 B.C.,Alexander's father Philip was assassinated by this bodyguardPausanias. Just 20 years old, Alexander claimed the Macedonian throne and killed his rivals before they could challenge his sovereignty. He also quashed rebellions for independence in northern Greece.
- June 11, 323BCE
- He's no longer with us!
- - Wins Battle of the Granicus River against Darius III of Persia - The first victorious engagement of Alexander the Great's invasion of the PersianEmpire established the Macedonians on enemy soil. It allowed Alexander to replenish his empty supply stores and encouraged some key Greek states to rebel against the Persians.
- 322 BCE - 275BCE
- - Wins Battle of Gaugamela against Darius III - also called Battle of Arbela, (Oct. 1, 331 BCE) battle in which Alexander the Great completedhis conquest of Darius III's Persian Empire. It was an extraordinary victory achieved against a numerically superior army on ground chosenby the Persians.
- - Dies at Babylon in the palace of NebuchadnezzarII
- I can't believe this!
- -The Wars of the Diadochi, also known as the Wars of Alexander'sSuccessors.- The Wars of the Diadochi, or Wars of Alexander's Successors, were a series of conflicts fought between Alexander theGreat's generals over the rule of his vast empire after his death.
- Arguing and discussing the empire powers
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