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The Evolution 0f Alexander the Great Timeline
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The Evolution 0f Alexander the Great Timeline
The Rise of Macedonia
The Collapse of the City-States
359 B.C.
The End of an Era
Alexander's soldiers won every battle they fought; however, many refused to continue. After turning around, Alexander caught a fever and died at the age of 32 in 323 BC.
338 B.C.: Philip won a victory against the Hellenic League.
- This gave him control of Greece and marked the end of independent city-states.
- He united them with the League of Corinth, with himself as leader.
- By reorganizing the army, he made it the toughest, most efficient force in Greece.
337 B.C.: Philip's only queen was a woman named Olympias, mother of his heir, Alexander. The next year, he took a new wife, replacing her as queen.
- The next year he was murdered. Suspicious?
- The killer could have been paid by Olympias.
Philip II rose to power in Macedonia.
- Set about restoring order in the kingdom.
- Once he was firmly in control, Philip began expanding his frontiers taking over the regions to the east and south.
Philip II
350 B.C.
330 B.C.
340 B.C
360 B.C.
320 B.C.
Alexander the Great
The Collapse of the City-States
*342 B.C.: Philip had extended Macedonia to include all of Thrace, Chalkidike, and Thessaly.
- Other city-states grew nervous and formed the Hellenic League against Macedonia.
336 BC: Alexander becomes King of Macedonia and expands his father's empire.
334 BC: He set out with 35,000 soldiers to defeat the Persian Army
333 BC: Tried to defeat Darius III at the Battle of Issus. Darius escaped but Alexander was crowned King of Egypt for overpowering the Persian governors.
331 BC: destroyed the entire Persian army at Gaugamela. Darius escaped again, but he was finally killed by his own troops.
+ Altogether, Alexander's army marched over 5,000 miles and acquired an empire that streched as far as northern India. He also founded many cities along the way such as Alexandria in Egypt.