Alexander the Great
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336 – succeeds father Philip at age 20
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334 – invades Asia Minor
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Major victories:
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334 – Granicus River – opens Asia M
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333 – Issus – opens Syria, Pal, Egypt
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331 – Gaugamela – destroys Persian E
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Continues to India
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323 – dies at Babylon, age 33