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Alexander the Great: Chronology
Chronology of Alexander's reign
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Spring | Parmenion leads vanguard into Asia |
| Summer | Murder of Artaxerxes IV; accession of Darius III | |
| October | Murder of Philip (text); accession of Alexander | |
| Nov-Dec. | Alexander gains support of the Greek towns | |
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Summer | Alexander campaigns in the Balkans |
| Memnon's counterattack in Asia | ||
| 12? Sept. | Fall of Thebes (text) | |
| Nov-Dec. | Festivals at Dion and Aegae | |
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May | Alexander lands in Asia |
| Early June | Battle of the Granicus river (text) | |
| July | Capture of Miletus | |
| August | Start of the siege of Halicarnassus | |
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Winter | Alexander conquers Caria, Lycia, Pamphylia and Phrygia |
| March-June | Naval offensive of Memnon | |
| April-July | Alexander in Gordium (text) | |
| July | Death of Memnon | |
| Late July | Alexander leaves Gordium | |
| Darius leaves Babylon | ||
| July-Sept | Pharnabazus continues the naval offensive | |
| September | Alexander in Cilicia and falls ill (text) | |
| October | Parmenion sent to the Syrian gates | |
| Alexander campaigns in West-Cilicia | ||
| c.5 Nov. | Battle of Issus (text) | |
| Dec.? | Darius opens negotiations (text) | |
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January | Beginning of the siege of Tyre |
| Spring | Disintegration of Persian fleet | |
| July | Fall of Tyre (text) | |
| Sept-Nov. | Siege of Gaza (text) | |
| November | Alexander visits Jerusalem? (text) | |
| Alexander enters Egypt | ||
| 331 | January | Alexander in Heliopolis and Memphis |
| March | Alexander visits the oracle of Ammon (text) | |
| 7 April | Alexander founds Alexandria (text) | |
| June | Alexander in Phoenicia and Syria | |
| July | Reinforcements leave Macedonia | |
| Alexander's crosses the Euphrates | ||
| Aug-Sept. | Alexander campaigns in Mesopotamia | |
| 1 Oct. | Battle of Gaugamela | |
| 22 Oct. | Mazaeus surrenders Babylon to Alexander (Babylonian text; Latin text) | |
| 15 Dec. | Abulites surrenders Susa to Alexander | |
| 22 Dec. | Alexander leaves Susa | |
| 330 | 20 Jan. | Battle of the Persian gate |
| 30 Jan. | Alexander reaches Persepolis | |
| Jan-May | Alexander at Persepolis (text) | |
| June | Darius leaves Ecbatana | |
| c.17 July | Death of Darius III at Choara; Bessus king (text) | |
| Aug-Sept. | Alexander in Hyrcania, Parthia and Aria | |
| November | Alexander in Drangiana; plot of Philotas | |
| Alexander in Ariaspa; assassination of Parmenion | ||
| 329 | February | Armies unite in Arachosia |
| April | Alexander advances to Gandara | |
| Late May | Alexander crosses the Hindu Kush (text) | |
| c. 1 June | Alexander advances to the Oxus (text) | |
| Alexander captures Bessus | ||
| Alexander advances to the Jaxartes | ||
| July | Alexander founds Alexandria Eschatê | |
| Revolt in Sogdia, led by Spitamenes; battle of the Jaxartes | ||
| Cavalry reorganized | ||
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Winter | Alexander in Bactra |
| Summer | Campaigns in Sogdia and Bactria | |
| Autumn | Murder of Clitus | |
| December | Capture of Spitamenes | |
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Winter | Alexander in Maracanda and Nautaca |
| Spring | Capture of the Sogdian Rock (text) | |
| Summer | Armies unite at Bactra. | |
| Introduction of proskynesis (text) | ||
| Marriage to Roxane | ||
| Late Summer | Conspiracy of the pages; death of Callisthenes | |
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February | Hephaestion advances through Gandara to Indus |
| Alexander campaigns in the Swat valley | ||
| Alexander takes the Aornus rock | ||
| April | Armies unite near the Indus; advance to Taxila | |
| May | Battle of the Hydaspes against Porus | |
| c. 26 June | Crossing of the Acesines | |
| Late July | Mutiny at the Hyphasis (text) | |
| September | Beginning of fleet building | |
| November | Alexander's fleet starts down the Hydaspes | |
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January | Campaign against the Mallians; Alexander wounded |
| February | Disaster at the confluence of Acesines and Indus | |
| April | The Brahman rebellion | |
| June | Craterus starts for Carmania | |
| c. 15 July | Peithon's and other forces arrive at Patala | |
| Late August | Alexander starts for Carmania | |
| 15 Sept. | Nearchus starts on his voyage (text) | |
| Alexander in Gedrosia (text) | ||
| December | Punishment of the satraps (text) | |
| Alexander meets Craterus in Carmania | ||
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January | Alexander meets Nearchus in Carmania |
| February | Alexander in Pasargadae (text) | |
| Death of Calanus (text) | ||
| March | Alexander meets Nearchus in Susa | |
| Marriages at Susa (text) | ||
| Summer | Alexander's decree on the exiles (text) | |
| August | Mutiny at Opis (text) | |
| Veterans set off with Craterus | ||
| October | Alexander at Ecbatana | |
| Late Oct. | Death of Hephaestion | |
| 323 | Winter | Alexander requests divine honors |
| Alexander campaigns against the Cossaeans | ||
| April-May | Alexander in Babylon | |
| May | Preparations for campaign to Arabia | |
| 11 June | Alexander dies (Greek text; Babylonian text) |