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Historic Sites of the Wars of Alexander the Great
(336-323 BCE)
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About the Wars of Alexander the Great
The Wars of Alexander the Great (336–323 BCE) were the campaigns through which the Macedonian king secured his position and conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander's armies advanced from the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean through Iran and Central Asia into northwestern South Asia. His victories created a vast empire that fragmented after his death but spread Hellenistic political and cultural influence.
Geography of the Wars of Alexander the Great
The campaigns began in the Balkans and Greece before moving through Anatolia, the Levant, and Egypt. Armies then crossed Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau into present-day Afghanistan and Central Asia, reaching the Indus region and Punjab. Major battle sites included the Granicus River, Issus, Gaugamela, and the Hydaspes, now the Jhelum. Mountain passes, deserts, river crossings, and Mediterranean ports posed different challenges along an exceptionally long line of advance.
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Aigai (Vergina) Palace of Philip II
Vergina, Greece
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Blaundus, Uşak province
Blaundus, Uşak Province, Turkey
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Map of Historic Sites of the Wars of Alexander the Great