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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Alexander the Great's Conquest of the Achaemenid Empire (334–330 BCE)

Alexander the Great's Conquest of the Achaemenid Empire (334–330 BCE)

  1. Alexander crosses into Asia at the Hellespont

    Labels: Hellespont, Macedonian Army

  2. Battle of the Granicus opens Asia Minor

    Labels: Granicus River, Satrapal Forces

  3. Siege of Halicarnassus breaks Persian coastal defense

    Labels: Halicarnassus, Caria

  4. Battle of Issus defeats Darius III in person

    Labels: Battle of, Darius III

  5. Siege of Tyre secures the eastern Mediterranean coast

    Labels: Tyre, Levant Coast

  6. Battle of Gaugamela decides the empire’s fate

    Labels: Gaugamela, Arbela

  7. Alexander enters Babylon after Persian defeat

    Labels: Babylon, Alexander the

  8. Susa surrenders with its vast treasury

    Labels: Susa, Achaemenid Treasury

  9. Battle of the Persian Gate opens the road to Persis

    Labels: Persian Gate, Persis

  10. Alexander captures Persepolis, ceremonial Achaemenid capital

    Labels: Persepolis, Achaemenid Palaces

  11. Persepolis palace complex is burned

    Labels: Persepolis, Palace Complex

  12. Darius III is killed during the eastward flight

    Labels: Darius III, Bessus