Alexander Dates

Question 0

336a

Answer 0

Philip assassinated

Question 1

356

Answer 1

Birth of Alexander the Great

Question 2

336b

Answer 2

Alexander establishes control of macedon

Question 3

335

Answer 3

Thebes rebels against Alexander’s rule: theban massacre by Alexander follows. 10k dead and 20k sold into slavery

Question 4

334 Spring

Answer 4

Alexander invades Asia Minor

Question 5

334 may

Answer 5

Alexander wins battle of Granicus
Sardis surrenders
Miletus captured

Question 6

334 autumn

Answer 6

Alexander captures Halicarnassus

Question 7

333

Answer 7

Alexander cuts Gordium knot
Memnon dies (he’s a Greek Persian military commander)
Persians mobilise an army at Babylon
Alexander beats Darius at Issus but he escapes
Darius offers peace

Question 8

332

Answer 8

March: siege of tyre begins, Darius offers peace
July: fall of tyre
Sept.: gaza captured
Nov.: Alexander crowed as Pharaoh at Memphis

Question 9

331

Answer 9

March: Alexander visits oracle of Zeus Ammon at Siwa
April: Alexander founds the first Alexandria
Sept: Darius defeated @ Gaugamela but he escapes again
December: Alex takes Susa

Question 10

330

Answer 10

Jan: Alexander sacks Persepolis
June: restarts the chase of Darius, Bessus captures Darius
July: Darius found dead
Autumn: conspiracy of philotus discovered
Winter: Alexander executes philotus and Parmenio

Question 11

329

Answer 11

March: Alexander crosses Hindu Kush
May: Alexander advance North into Bactria pursuing Bessus
June: Bessus captured

Question 12

328

Answer 12

Execution of Bessus
Campaign against Spitamenes
Cleitus murdered

Question 13

327

Answer 13

Alexander marries Roxanne