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Wars of Alexander the Great

28 documented events in this record · 11 with an archive page

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conflicts fought by King Alexander III of Macedon ("The Great"), against other Greek powers, the Persian Empire and warlords as far east as India

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Related events

The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 336 BCE — 325 BCE; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.

  1. 336 BCE

    Battle of Thessaly ↗

    Source · Q137864271
  2. 335 BCE

    Battle of Mount Haemus ↗

    Source · Q19823647
  3. 335 BCE

    Battle of Thebes ↗

    Source · Q2237798
  4. 335 BCE

    Alexander's Balkan campaign

    On the map ↗ Source · Q260684
  5. 335 BCE

    Battle of Shipka Pass ↗

    Source · Q9172447
  6. December 335 BCE

    Siege of Pelium ↗

    Source · Q6200334
  7. 334 BCE

    Siege of Termessos ↗

    Source · Q11794911
  8. 334 BCE — 331 BCE

    War of Agis

    On the map ↗ Source · Q1432300
  9. 334 BCE

    Siege of Halicarnassus ↗

    Source · Q28933
  10. 334 BCE

    Siege of Miletus ↗

    Source · Q4115121
  11. May 334 BCE

    Battle of the Granicus

    On the map ↗ Source · Q192938
  12. 5 November 333 BCE

    Battle of Issus

    On the map ↗ Source · Q201526
  13. January 332 BCE — July 332 BCE

    Siege of Tyre

    On the map ↗ Source · Q815233
  14. October 332 BCE

    Siege of Gaza ↗

    Source · Q815143
  15. 331 BCE

    Battle of Megalopolis ↗

    Source · Q223220
  16. 1 October 331 BCE

    Battle of Gaugamela

    On the map ↗ Source · Q179670
  17. December 331 BCE

    Battle of the Uxian Defile ↗

    Source · Q15197556
  18. 20 January 330 BCE

    Battle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain

    On the map ↗ Source · Q112016
  19. 329 BCE

    Battle of Polytimetus ↗

    Source · Q4087495
  20. 329 BCE

    Siege of Cyropolis ↗

    Source · Q7509958
  21. October 329 BCE

    Battle of Jaxartes ↗

    Source · Q123215
  22. 328 BCE

    Battle of Gabai ↗

    Source · Q2237498
  23. 327 BCE

    Siege of the Sogdian Rock ↗

    Source · Q1887690
  24. 327 BCE — 325 BCE

    Indian campaign of Alexander the Great

    On the map ↗ Source · Q4200795
  25. May 327 BCE — March 326 BCE

    Cophen Campaign

    On the map ↗ Source · Q5168559
  26. April 326 BCE

    Siege of Aornos ↗

    Source · Q131564123
  27. May 326 BCE

    Battle of the Hydaspes

    On the map ↗ Source · Q213074
  28. November 326 BCE — February 325 BCE

    Mallian Campaign

    On the map ↗ Source · Q6744162

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