Alexanders conquest (nov 6, 334 BC – may 6, 326 BC)
Description:
Alexander the Great defeats Persian army at Granicus river in Anatolia
Alexander the Great defeats Persians at Issus
Tyre capitulates to Alexander after siege
Alexander invades Egypt
City of Alexandria founded in Egypt
Alexander defeats Persians at Gaugamela
Alexander's army reaches Bactria (Afghanistan)
Alexander marries Roxane (princes of Bactria)
Alexander's army reaches India
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Date:
nov 6, 334 BC
may 6, 326 BC
~ 8 years and 6 months