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Alexander the Great: chronology
Alexander, bust from Delos (Louvre)	336 Spring Parmenion leads vanguard into Asia Summer Murder of Artaxerxes IV; accession of Darius III October Murder of Philip (text); accession of Alexander Nov-Dec. Alexander gains support of the Greek towns 335 Summer Alexander campaigns in the Balkans Memnon's counterattack in Asia 12? Sept. Fall of Thebes (text) Nov-Dec. Festivals at Dion and Aegae 334 May Alexander lands in Asia Early June Battle of the Granicus river (text) July Capture of Miletus August Start of the siege of Halicarnassus 333 Winter Alexander conquers Caria, Lycia, Pamphylia andPhrygia March-June Naval offensive of Memnon April-July Alexander in Gordium (text) July Death of Memnon Late July Alexander leaves Gordium Darius leaves Babylon July-Sept Pharnabazus continues the naval offensive September Alexander in Cilicia and falls ill (text) October Parmenion sent to the Syrian gates Alexander campaigns in West-Cilicia c.5 Nov. Battle of Issus (text) Dec.? Darius opens negotiations (text) 332 January Beginning of the siege of Tyre Spring Disintegration of Persian fleet July Fall of Tyre (text) Sept-Nov. Siege of Gaza (text) November Alexander visits Jerusalem? (text) Alexander enters Egypt 331 January Alexander in Heliopolis and Memphis March Alexander visits the oracle of Ammon (text) 7 April Alexander founds Alexandria (text) June Alexander in Phoenicia and Syria July Reinforcements leave Macedonia Alexander's crosses the Euphrates Aug-Sept. Alexander campaigns in Mesopotamia 1 Oct. Battle of Gaugamela 22 Oct. Mazaeus surrenders Babylon to Alexander (Babylonian text; Latin text) 15 Dec. 22 Dec. Abulites surrenders Susa to Alexander Alexander leaves Susa 330 20 Jan. 30 Jan. Jan-May Battle of the Persian gate Alexander reaches Persepolis Alexander at Persepolis (text) June Darius leaves Ecbatana c.17 July Death of Darius III at Choara; Bessus king (text) Aug-Sept. Alexander in Hyrcania, Parthia and Aria November Alexander in Drangiana; plot of Philotas Alexander in Ariaspa; murder of Parmenion 329 February Armies unite in Arachosia April Alexander advances to Gandara Late May Alexander crosses the Hindu Kush (text) c. 1 June Alexander advances to the Oxus (text) Alexander captures Bessus Alexander advances to the Jaxartes July Alexander founds Alexandria Eschat� Revolt in Sogdia, led by Spitamenes; battle of the Jaxartes Cavalry reorganized 328 Winter Alexander at Bactra Summer Campaigns in Sogdia and Bactria Autumn Murder of Clitus December Capture of Spitamenes 327 Winter Alexander in Maracanda and Nautaca Spring Capture of the Sogdian Rock (text) Summer Armies unite at Bactra.  Introduction of  proskynesis (text) Marriage to Roxane Late Summer Conspiracy of the pages; death of Callisthenes 326 February Hephaestion advances through Gandara to Indus Alexander campaigns in the Swat valley Alexander takes the Aornus rock April Armies unite near the Indus; advance to Taxila May Battle of the Hydaspes against Porus c. 26 June Crossing of the Acesines Late July Mutiny at the Hyphasis (text) September Beginning of fleet building November Alexander's fleet starts down the Hydaspes 325 January Campaign against the Mallians; Alexander wounded February Disaster at the confluence of Acesines and Indus April The Brahman rebellion June Craterus starts for Carmania c. 15 July Peithon's and other forces arrive at Patala Late August Alexander starts for Carmania 15 Sept. Nearchus starts on his voyage (text) Alexander in Gedrosia (text) December Punishment of the satraps (text) Alexander meets Craterus in Carmania 324 January Alexander meets Nearchus in Carmania February Alexander in Pasargadae (text) Death of Calanus (text) March Alexander meets Nearchus in Susa Marriages at Susa (text) Summer Alexander's decree on the exiles (text) August Mutiny at Opis (text) Veterans set off with Craterus October Alexander at Ecbatana Late Oct. Death of Hephaestion 323 Winter Alexander requests divine honors Alexander campaigns against the Cossaeans April-May Alexander in Babylon May Preparations for campaign to Arabia 11 June Alexander dies (Greek text; Babylonian text)