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Procurator
Appointed Procurator of Judea
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Alexander the Great biography timeline
Explore a static chronology of 58 World History Database records for Alexander the Great. The page is generated from the same biography records used by the searchable database, making important life events directly crawlable and readable.
58 records
46–1969 record span
43 event labels
8 countries
Life and historical importance
Alexander the Great: life, career and historical significance
King of Macedon who created a vast empire stretching from Greece and Egypt to parts of India before his death at thirty-two. His conquests destroyed the Persian Empire and spread Greek and Macedonian political and cultural influence across the Hellenistic world.
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Chronology
Alexander the Great: dated events and historical records
Records are ordered by year, month and day where dates are available. The wording below comes from the World History Database biography collection.
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912
912
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
1501
1501
Succession
Succeeds as King of Poland
1505
1505
Commonwealth
Beginning of the period known as "Nobles Democracy" or "Nobles Commonwealth" (Rzeczpospolita szlachecka)
1505
Constitution of Poland
The Nihil novi act adopted by the Polish Diet transfers all legislative power from the king to the Diet. Beginning of the period known as "Nobles Democracy" or "Nobles Commonwealth" (Rzeczpospolita szlachecka)
1505
Legislation
The Nihil novi act adopted by the Polish Diet transfers all legislative power from the king to the Diet
1505
Polish Diet
The Nihil novi act adopted by the Polish Diet transfers all legislative power from the king to the Diet
1854
19th July
Defence of Solovetsky Monastery
Refuses the British surrender demand and helps organize the monastery's resistance during the bombardment.
1878
July
Congress of Berlin
The Congress of Berlin recognizes the independence of Bulgaria
July
Independence of Bulgaria
The Congress of Berlin recognizes the independence of Bulgaria
July
Independence of Bulgaria
Independence of Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania is recognized by the Treaty of San Stefano
July
Independence of Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania
Independence of Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania is recognized by the Treaty of San Stefano
1879
1879
Succession
Succeeds to the throne of Bulgaria
1885
17th November
Battle of Slivnitsa
Defeats the Serbs, Eastern Roumelia is Annexed to Bulgaria
26th November
Battle of Pirot
Franz Joseph forces an armistice in the Serbian War.
28th November
Armistice
Franz Joseph intervenes & forces an armistice
1885
Capture of Roumelia
Eastern Roumelia is Annexed to Bulgaria
1891
1891
Birth of Harold Alexander
Birth of Harold Alexander
1893
1893
Birth of Alexander
Birth of Alexander, 2nd son of Constantine & Sophia
1917
1917
Succession
Succeeds as King of Greece
1918
28th September
Ypres-Lys Offensive
The 30th Division fights near Ypres in 1918.
1919
15th May
Invasion of Turkey
The Greeks land at Smyrna in an attempt to invade Turkey
15th May
Siege of Smyrna
The Greeks land at Smyrna in an attempt to invade Turkey
1919
Marriage
Marries Aspasia Manos
1922
1922
Marriage
Marries Marie of Romania
1922
Succession
Succeeds as King of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes
1928
8th August
Constitution of Yugoslavia
The Croats form a separatist assembly
8th August
Independence of Croatia
The Croats form a separatist assembly
8th August
Independence of Yugoslavia
The Croats form a separatist assembly
1929
6th January
Constitution of Yugoslavia
Establishes a royal dictatorship. Adopts the name of Yugoslavia. Abolishes the constitution of 1921
6th January
Succession
Succeeds as King of Yugoslavia
21st January
Dissolution
The Croat Party is dissolved
1929
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term
1934
1934
Alliance Balkan Entente
Enters a Balkan Entente with Greece, Turkey & Romania
1934
Assassination of Alexander
Death of Alexander, assassinated
1934
Death of Alexander
Assassinated by a Croatian separatist
1938
1938
Commander of First Division
Appointed Commander 1st Division
1940
11th May
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
31st May
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Decides to evacuate all 3 remaining Divisions of the BEF on 1st June
31st May
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Gort returns to Britain & Alexander is put in charge of the 3 BEF Divisions at Dunkirk
31st May
Evacuation
Ignores orders from Gort & the French to stay. Decides to evacuate all 3 remaining Divisions of the BEF on 1st June
31st May
Evacuation
Gort returns to Britain & Alexander is put in charge of the 3 BEF Divisions at Dunkirk
May
Commander of British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Appointed Commander of the British Exteditionary Force
1940
Enigma Machine
Works in Hut 6 on German Army and Luftwaffe Enigma before later transferring to Naval Enigma.
1941
1941
Enigma Machine
Moves to Hut 8 and joins the concentrated effort against German Naval Enigma.
1942
20th March
Defencive Line
Establishes a defensive line from Prome to Toungoo & east to the Salween River
13th August
Middle East Command
Takes over Middle East Command and works with Montgomery to rebuild the Eighth Army before the El Alamein battles.
August
Suez Canal
Assumes Middle East command and oversees the defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal before the El Alamein offensive.
December
Enigma Machine
Helps restore reading of four-rotor U-boat Enigma as Hut 8 breaks Shark again in December.
1942
Enigma Machine
Leads Hut 8 work on the four-rotor Naval Enigma problem during the Shark blackout.
1942
Invasion of Burma
Chiang Kai-Shek sends Stilwell to join up with Alexander at Maymyo
1942
Siege of Rangoon
Abandons Rangoon to the Japanese
1944
11th May
Invasion of Italy
Commands an invasion of Italy to divert the Axis powers from the D-Day landings
18th May
Capture of Cassino
Leads an Allied force which captures Cassino
1945
1945
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 3rd term
1946
1946
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
1950
1950
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1969
1969
Death of Harold Alexander
Death of Harold Alexander
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