This is a chronological summary of the expedition of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
into Asia against the
Persian Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest emp ...
of king
Darius III
Darius III ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.
Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Dariu ...
, with indication of the countries/places visited or simply crossed, including the most important battles/sieges and the
cities founded (Alexandrias). The events of the expedition are shown in chronological order. For each event is given, separated by:
# date of event,
# places/cities crossed, indicated by ancient name (present name, country),
# regions, provinces or Persian satrapies of the places/cities crossed, with indication of their capital cities (where appropriate).
Expedition
References
Bibliography
* Roger Caratini, Alessandro Magno, Storia e leggenda del più grande condottiero dell’antichità, Newton & Compton editori, 2005
External links
*{{Citation, last=Lendering, first=Jona, title=Alexander the Great: Chronology, url=https://www.livius.org/articles/person/alexander-the-great/alexander-the-great-5/
Wars of Alexander the Great