Alexander the Great

Alexander III riding Bucephalus on a Roman mosaic

Timeline of Alexander's Life

July 356 B.C. - Born at Pella, Macedonia, to King Philip II and Olympias
338 B.C. August - Battle of Chaeronea
336 B.C. - Alexander becomes ruler of Macedonia
334 B.C. - Wins Battle of the Granicus River against Darius III of Persia