Key Events: Alexander the Great

DATE	BRIEF DESCRIPTION

356 BC	Born, in Pella, the capital of Macedonia, the son of King Philip II.
336 BC	Philip II assassinated; Alexander becomes King of Macedonia.
334 BC	Having quelled rebellions at home, Alexander crossed the Hellespont into Asia, to make war on Darius III of Persia.
333 BC	The Battle of Issus. Darius crushed, and has to flee, abandoning his family.
332 BC	Having conquered Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and Syria, Alexander enters Egypt and founds the city of Alexandria.
331 BC	Alexander is recognized as a god in Egypt, which peacefully submits to his rule. Turning northwards, he engages with Darius again at the Battle of Gaugamela. Darius is defeated, and killed by his own generals. Babylon, Susa, and later Persepolis, the capital of the Persian Empire, surrender to Alexander.
326 BC	Alexander crosses the Indus river, and invades Punjab.
325 BC	Alexander begins to return westward.
323 BC	Alexander reaches Babylon, where he dies, aged 32, of fever.