Alexander the Great: His Life and Times
(I won't spend to much time on Alexander, since the Hellenistic Age technically begins after his death. So, if you want more information on Alexander, why not visit...
http://www.pbs.org/mpt/alexander/
or
http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/alexander/
or
http://www.pothos.co.uk/alexander.asp?ParaID=66
Enjoy these pages!}
Some quick Alexander Facts:
Ø 356 BCE -- Birth of Alexander III of Macedon to Philip II and Olympias
Ø 336 BCE -- Alexander ascends to the throne after his father’s death
Ø 334 BCE -- Alexander crosses into Asia to continue the campaign begun by his
father
Ø 333 BCE -- Battle of Issus between Alexander and Darius
Ø 331 BCE -- Foundation of Alexandria (in Egypt)
Ø 330 BCE -- Death of Darius (Alexander’s Persian enemy)
Ø 325 BCE -- Alexander returns to Susa
Ø 324 BCE -- Mass marriage ceremony held where 90 Macedonians married
wealthy Persian maids; Alexander took a second wife, Barsine
Ø 323 BCE -- Alexander dies in Babylon; the Age of the Diadochoi begins
Walbank, F.W. The Hellenistic World. Cambridge, Harvard University Press: 1992.