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The Rice of Macedon (359-336 B.C.)
| 359 B.C. | Accession of Philip II (359-336 B.C.) |
| 357 B.C. | Marriage of Philip II and Olympias. Outbreak of Social War (357-355 B.C.) between Athens and her allies Rhodes, Chios and Cos. Philip seizes Amphipolis: Athenian-Macedonian War |
| 356-346 B.C. | THIRD SACRED WAR. Thebes & Thessaly vs. Phocis, Athens, and Sparta over control of Delphi. |
| 356 B.C. | Birth of Alexander the Great. Collapse of Athens' northern coalition vs. Philip. |
| 352 B.C. | Philip occupies Thessaly & elected archon of reorganized Thessalian League. Battle of Crocus Plain: Philip crushes Phocians. |
| 351 B.C. | Demosthenes delivers Philippic I |
| 349-48 B.C. | Siege & Fall of Olynthus; Philip annexes Chalcidice. |
| 346 B.C. | PEACE OF PHILOCRATES. Philip presides over Pythian Games at Delphi. General Peace in Greece. |
| 344 B.C. | Demosthenes delivers Philippic II. Athens requests of Philip revision of the peace. |
| 343-41 B.C. | Macedonian Interventions in the Peloponnesus & Euboea. Rise of Athenian War Party under Demosthenes. |
| 340 B.C. | Philip besieges Perinthus & Byzantium. Philip seizes Athenian grain fleet from Black Sea. Outbreak of Athenian-Macedonian War. |
| 339 B.C. | Outbreak of Fourth Sacred War. Philip occupies Thermopylae and Elatea. Alliance of Thebes and Athens. |
| 338 B.C. | BATTLE OF CHAERONEA |
| 337 B.C. | Philip creates LEAGUE OF CORINTH. Marriage of Philip & Cleopatra. Exiles of Alexander and Olympias. |
| 336 B.C. | Return of Alexander to Pella. Assassination of Philip II. ACCESSION OF ALEXANDER III "THE GREAT" |
| 336 B.C. | Accession of Alexander III "the Great." Alexander's Descent into Greece. Election as archon of Thessaly & supreme general of the League of Corinth. |
| 335 B.C. | Campaigns in Thrace & Illyria. Alexander crosses the Danube. Revolt of Thebes. DESTRUCTION OF THEBES. |
| 334 B.C. | Invasion of Asia Minor. BATTLE OF THE GRANICUS: Alexander conquers western Asia Minor. Sieges of Miletus & Halicarnassus. |
| 333 B.C. | Alexander loosens the "Gordian knot." BATTLE OF THE ISSUS: Defeat & Flight of Darius III. Conquest of Syria and Phoenicia. |
| 332 B.C. | Sieges of Tyre and Gaza. Alexander enters Egypt & hailed as pharaoh. |
| 331 B.C. | Foundation of Alexandria. Reorganization of Egypt. Alexander visits Oracle of Zeus Ammon at Siwah. BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA or ARBELA (Oct. 1): Destruction of Persian Army & Flight of Darius III. Alexander enters Babylon. Collapse of Greek Revolt under Agis III of Sparta. |
| 330 B.C. | Capture & Burning of Persepolis. Murder of Darius III by Bessus. Trials & Deaths of Philotas & Parmenio. |
| 329-27 B.C. | Conquest of Bactria and Sogdiana. |
| 328 B.C. | Murder of Cleitus. Marriage to Roxane |
| 327 B.C. | Conspiracy of Pages & execution of Callisthenes. Invasion of India. |
| 326 B.C. | BATTLE OF HYDASPES: Defeat of Porus. Conquest of Punjab. Mutiny of Macedonians on Hyphasis (Beas) River. |
| 325 B.C. | Alexander advances down the Indus River. Return March through the Gedrosian Desert. Fleet under Nearchus sails Indian Ocean & Persian Gulf. |
| 324 B.C. | Alexander in Babylon. Reorganization of Empire. Decrees for Restoration of Exiles & for Deification. Mutiny of Macedonians at Opis. |
| 323 B.C. | Death of Alexander at Babylon |
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