Alexander's Conquests: Route Map & Timeline

Alexander III of Macedon: 7 stops from 336 BC to 323 BC, from Pella to Babylon.

Route and timeline

#	Year	Place	What happened
1	336 BC	Pella	His father Philip II is assassinated; Alexander, aged twenty, becomes king of Macedon.
2	334 BC	Granicus	Crossing the Hellespont into Asia Minor, he defeats the Persian satraps in his first battle.
3	333 BC	Issus	Defeats Darius III in person and captures the Persian royal family.
4	332 BC	Tyre	Besieges the island city for seven months and takes it by building a causeway.
5	331 BC	Alexandria	Plans a new city at the Nile mouth and consults the oracle at Siwa.
6	331 BC	Gaugamela	Routs Darius III; the Persian Empire falls apart.
7	323 BC	Babylon	Returning from the Indus, he dies of illness in Babylon at just thirty-two.