Chronological Overview
If you are just starting the course, then you will know nothing about the list that follows - this is what you are going to learn about in the next few lessons!
If, however, you are revising having finished the course, then you ought to be able, not only to say WHAT happened for each event, but to explain WHY and HOW it happened:
Links:
The following websites will help you complete the task:
The Great Homepage of Alexander
|
356 BC |
Early life: Stories about his childhood |
|
340 BC |
Alexander left as regent in |
|
338 BC |
Marriage of Philip and Eurydice |
|
337 BC |
Alexander recalled to |
|
336 BC |
Murder of Philip Hellenic League at |
|
335 BC |
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|
334 BC |
Campaign in Granicus, |
|
333 BC |
Gordium, |
|
332 BC |
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|
331 BC |
Oracle of Ammon at Siwah Foundation of The
Conquest of the Alexander in |
|
330 BC |
Darius found murdered near Hacatompylus The ‘conspiracy of Philotas’ |
|
329 BC |
Campaign in
the Hindu Kush and Alexander sends home veterans |
|
328 BC |
The death of Cleitus Defeat and death of Spitamenes |
|
327 BC |
Capture of the Sogdian Rock Roxane The ‘Pages’ Conspiracy’; Callisthenes The ‘Dionysus episode’ |
|
326 BC |
Invasion of Death of Bucephalas Mutiny at the River Hyphasis |
|
325 BC |
The Return
home: The Harpalus/purge of the Satraps |
|
324 BC |
Mutiny at Opis (and prayer of reconciliation) The marriages at The Exiles’ Decree and the Deification Decree Death of Hephaestion |
|
323 BC |
Death of Alexander |
Task
Use the Timeline worksheet and the 'Links' websites above to make your own brief notes on these key events of Alexander's life.