356 BC   Alexander is born in Born in Pella, Macedon.

336 BC   Alexander becomes ruler of Macedonia after the murder of his father Philip.

335 BC   Alexander defeats the Triballians at the Battle of Lyginus.

333 BC   Alexander solves the riddle of the Gordian knot in Gordium.

333 BC   Alexander defeauts Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Granicus and captures the Persian royal family.

332 BC   Alexander beseiges the island of Tyre.

332 BC   Alexander is crowned Pharoh of Egypt in Memphis, Egypt.

331 BC   Alexander founds the city of Alexandria, Egypt.

331 BC   Alexander visits the oracle of Siwa who informs him that he is the son of Zeus and therefore a God.

330 BC   After looting the treasures of the Persian capital city of Persepolis, Alexander and his men burn its famous palace and the surrounding city to the ground.

327 BC   Alexander invades India.

326 BC   Alexander defeats King Porus of Paurava at the battle of Battle of the Hydaspes.

326 BC   Alexander defeats King Porus of Paurava at the battle of Battle of the Hydaspes.

325 BC   Alexander and his men begin their march through the Gedrosian desert. Much of his army would be lost during this march.

323 BC   Alexander dies of an unknown illness in Babylon.