336 BC: OTL: Philppos II of Macedon is assassinated, Alexander the Great becomes king
TTL: Someone warns the King. Philippos manages to ward off his would-be assassin until alert guardsmen runs him (the assassin) through. The festivities continue. Philippos joins his army in Anatolia and proceeds with his war against Persia, defeating the local Satraps.
334 Philippos' new wife gives birth to a son, named Archelaos
336-334 Philippos has conquered Asia Minor. Being a bit more cautious than his son he is more thorough and takes longer, conquering Kappadokia and Pisidia as well. A Persian fleet is active in the Aegean.
334 Sparta is induced to rise up by Persian gold. Thebes joins, massacring its Macedonian garrison, so does Athens, Antipatros marches to Boiotia. Amyntas, son of Perdikkas, Philippos' nephew and son-in-law, rushes in with reinforcements for Antipatros who has been forced back. They defeat the Greeks at Pharsalos. Thebes is razed and its citizens settled at a number of cities in interior Asia Minor.
In the meantime Philippos advances into Kilikia and defeats for the Persians.
333 Philippos receives an offer of the Persian empire west of the Euphrates and the hand of Darius' daughter. Parmenion advises to take it. Philippos replies the he isn't Parmenion and rejects it. He gives Darius' daughters to Alexander and Philotas, son of Parmenion. Tyrus and Egypt are conquered.
332 Battle of [Gaugamela]: Persian defeat. Babylon, Susa, Persepolis taken. Philippos appoints Alexander viceroy in the east with a 1000 Companions, 3000 Silver Shields, the Agrianians (whose king is Alexanders close friend) and those Greek allies and Thracians who take up mercenary service and Asian light infantry and cavalry. Alexander seeks his destiny in the east [much as in OTL]
331 Philippos deals with a revolt in Thrakia.
330 Philippos conducts a frustrating and inconclusive campaign against the Getai north of the Danube. These Skythian-style steppe nomads keep retreating out of reach driving their herds before them while snapping at the Macedonians' heels.
News of the death of Alexander of Epirus reaches Philippos.
329 Philippos mounts an expedition to Italy to avenge his son-in-law. Taras and the other south Italian Greek cities are subdued. It takes him two years to beat the Lucanians and Messapians. Along the way he concludes an alliance with the Romans against the Samnites whom the Lucanians have called upon for help.
327 Philippos gets the allegiance of the Apulians against the Samnites and inflicts a major defeat on them at Luceria.
326 Joint Roman-Macedonian invasion of Samnium.
326 While besieging Multan (the city of the Mallians) Alexander is cut off inside the walls withe a few Companions. When the other Macedonians finally break in [because there are fewer proportionally they take hust a little longer] he and his two Companions (Peukestes and Leonnatos are dead. [In OTL he was dragged out with an arrow (or spear) in his lungs and barely recovered].
325 Philippos campaigns against the Bruttians.
324 Philippos moves onto Sicily, obtains the allegiance of the Greek cities and drives the Carthaginians as far as Lilybaeum. The siege of that city stalemates as the Carthaginian fleet defeats the Macedonian one at the Aegetian Isles. Parmenion is killed.
323 Philippos gathers a new fleet. Leaving Amyntas in charge in Sicily he transports an army to Africa with which he overruns Carthage's mainland domain and defeats its field army.
320 Carthage surrenders after 3 years of siege, having seen the other Punic cities defect and its fleet worn down by superior numbers.
TTL: Someone warns the King. Philippos manages to ward off his would-be assassin until alert guardsmen runs him (the assassin) through. The festivities continue. Philippos joins his army in Anatolia and proceeds with his war against Persia, defeating the local Satraps.
334 Philippos' new wife gives birth to a son, named Archelaos
336-334 Philippos has conquered Asia Minor. Being a bit more cautious than his son he is more thorough and takes longer, conquering Kappadokia and Pisidia as well. A Persian fleet is active in the Aegean.
334 Sparta is induced to rise up by Persian gold. Thebes joins, massacring its Macedonian garrison, so does Athens, Antipatros marches to Boiotia. Amyntas, son of Perdikkas, Philippos' nephew and son-in-law, rushes in with reinforcements for Antipatros who has been forced back. They defeat the Greeks at Pharsalos. Thebes is razed and its citizens settled at a number of cities in interior Asia Minor.
In the meantime Philippos advances into Kilikia and defeats for the Persians.
333 Philippos receives an offer of the Persian empire west of the Euphrates and the hand of Darius' daughter. Parmenion advises to take it. Philippos replies the he isn't Parmenion and rejects it. He gives Darius' daughters to Alexander and Philotas, son of Parmenion. Tyrus and Egypt are conquered.
332 Battle of [Gaugamela]: Persian defeat. Babylon, Susa, Persepolis taken. Philippos appoints Alexander viceroy in the east with a 1000 Companions, 3000 Silver Shields, the Agrianians (whose king is Alexanders close friend) and those Greek allies and Thracians who take up mercenary service and Asian light infantry and cavalry. Alexander seeks his destiny in the east [much as in OTL]
331 Philippos deals with a revolt in Thrakia.
330 Philippos conducts a frustrating and inconclusive campaign against the Getai north of the Danube. These Skythian-style steppe nomads keep retreating out of reach driving their herds before them while snapping at the Macedonians' heels.
News of the death of Alexander of Epirus reaches Philippos.
329 Philippos mounts an expedition to Italy to avenge his son-in-law. Taras and the other south Italian Greek cities are subdued. It takes him two years to beat the Lucanians and Messapians. Along the way he concludes an alliance with the Romans against the Samnites whom the Lucanians have called upon for help.
327 Philippos gets the allegiance of the Apulians against the Samnites and inflicts a major defeat on them at Luceria.
326 Joint Roman-Macedonian invasion of Samnium.
326 While besieging Multan (the city of the Mallians) Alexander is cut off inside the walls withe a few Companions. When the other Macedonians finally break in [because there are fewer proportionally they take hust a little longer] he and his two Companions (Peukestes and Leonnatos are dead. [In OTL he was dragged out with an arrow (or spear) in his lungs and barely recovered].
325 Philippos campaigns against the Bruttians.
324 Philippos moves onto Sicily, obtains the allegiance of the Greek cities and drives the Carthaginians as far as Lilybaeum. The siege of that city stalemates as the Carthaginian fleet defeats the Macedonian one at the Aegetian Isles. Parmenion is killed.
323 Philippos gathers a new fleet. Leaving Amyntas in charge in Sicily he transports an army to Africa with which he overruns Carthage's mainland domain and defeats its field army.
320 Carthage surrenders after 3 years of siege, having seen the other Punic cities defect and its fleet worn down by superior numbers.