This is a chronological summary of the expedition of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...
into Asia against the
Persian Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, wikt:𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an History of Iran#Classical antiquity, ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Bas ...
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, Dar ...
, 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