Alexander the Great

Timeline

1. c. -356–-336Pella · MacedoniaBorn in Pella, the Macedonian capital, he was tutored by Aristotle and other scholars arranged by Philip II, studying rhetoric, philosophy, and warfare; as a youth he took part in suppressing a Thracian revolt and the Battle of Chaeronea, showing his potential as a commander.
2. -336–-334Pella · MacedoniaHe acceded after Philip II was assassinated, suppressed domestic revolts, and marched south into Greece, establishing leadership over the league of Greek city-states at Corinth, then prepared eastern campaigns under the pretext of punishing Persia.
3. -334–-327Asia Minor to the Indus Valley · former lands of the Persian EmpireHe crossed the Hellespont to invade Persia, defeating Persian armies at the Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela, occupied Egypt and founded Alexandria, burned Persepolis, then pushed east into Central Asia and campaigned to the Indus Valley, building an empire of unprecedented extent.
4. -327–-323Babylon · MesopotamiaAfter returning from India he stayed in Babylon planning a further expedition into Arabia, promoting policies of cultural fusion and reorganizing the army, but died of illness in Babylon in the summer of 323 BCE at only thirty-two; with no clear heir, the empire fell into the Wars of the Diadochi.