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Persian Campaign Chronology
Background
This page represents the complete chronology of the Persian Campaign launched by Alexander the Great against the Achaemenid Empire led by Darius III. It describes each event and the year along with possible notes and comments.
334 BC
333 BC
332 BC
331 BC
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|
| January, 331 BC | Memphis | Egypt |
| January, 331 BC | Alexandria in Egypt | Egypt |
| February, 331 BC | Siwa Oasis | Egypt |
| May, 331 BC | Tyre | Phoenicia |
| ? | Damascus | Coele-Syria |
| ? | Aleppo | Coele-Syria |
| July, 331 BC | Thapsacus | Mesopotamia |
| July, 331 BC | Harran | Mesopotamia |
| July, 331 BC | Edessa or Urhai | Mesopotamia |
| July, 331 BC | Tigris River | Mesopotamia |
| October, 331 BC | Battle of Gaugamela | Mesopotamia |
| October, 331 BC | Arbela | Mesopotamia (Assyria) |
| October, 331 BC | Babylon | Babylonia |
| December, 331 BC | Susa | Susiana |
| ? | Battle of the Persian Gate | Persis (Persia Proper) |
330 BC
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|
| January, 330 BC | Persepolis | Persis (Persia Proper) |
| ? | Pasargad | Persis (Persia Proper) |
| June, 330 BC | Deh Bid Pass (Zagros Range) | Persis (Persia Proper)/Media |
| June, 330 BC | Ecbatana | Media |
| June, 330 BC | Rhagae | Media |
| June, 330 BC | Caspian Gates | Media/Parthia Border |
| July, 330 BC | Alexander's detour from modern Semnan to the Dasht-e-Kavir desert | Parthia |
| July, 330 BC | Thara - Darius III is killed. | Parthia |
| July, 330 BC | Hecatompylos | Parthia |
| July, 330 BC | Zadracarta | Hyrcania |
| August, 330 BC | Hyrcanian Campaign | Hyrcania |
| September, 330 BC | Susia | Parthia |
| ? | Nisa-Alexandroupolis | Parthia |
| September, 330 BC | Artacoana, Alexandria in Aria | Aria (Ariana) |
| October, 330 BC | Phrada, Alexandria Prophthasia | Drangiana |
| December, 330 BC | Alexandria in Arachosia | Arachosia |
329 BC
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|
| Winter, 329 BC | Alexandria in Arachosia | Arachosia |
| April, 329 BC | Ortospana, Kabura | Gandhara |
| April, 329 BC | Cophen River | Gandhara |
| April, 329 BC | Kapisa, Alexandria on the Caucasus | Gandhara |
| May, 329 BC | Paropamisus | Gandhara |
| May, 329 BC | Khawak Pass | Gandhara |
| May, 329 BC | Drapsaca | Bactria |
| May, 329 BC | Bactra | Bactria |
| May, 329 BC | Oxus River | |
| May, 329 BC | Alexandria Tarmita | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| June, 329 BC | Nautaca | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| June, 329 BC | Maracanda | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| July, 329 BC | Jaxartes River | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| July, 329 BC | Fergana Valley with 7 Achaemenid cities-fortresses, among which Cyropolis or Cyreschata/Kurushkatha Siege of Cyropolis | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| July, 329 BC | Establishment of Alexandria Eschate | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| October, 329 BC | Battle of JaxartesSogdians and Scythians Massagetes (Spitamenes' revolt) (north of Jaxartes River) | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| November, 329 BC | Maracanda | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| November, 329 BC | Tribactra | Sogdia (Sogdiana) |
| November, 329 BC | Bactra | Bactria |
328 BC
327 BC
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Arrian, James S. Romm, Pamela Mensch; Alexander the Great: selections from Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius. Hackett Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0-87220-727-7.
