14 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
West Asia (12)
On the way to Babylon across the Tigris, Chaldaean philosophers warned from their oracles against his entry, but Alexander answered with a line of Euripides. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.16.1–7.16.5)tradition
On entering Babylon he met Greek envoys, treated them well, and sent them home. According to Aristobulus, Nearchus's fleet and ships that had been taken apart in Phoenicia and brought over joined him at Babylon. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.19.1–7.19.6)
Alexander went down the Euphrates to the Pallacopas canal, about 800 stadia from Babylon, to inspect the regulation of its flow. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.21)
When Alexander returned to Babylon, Peucestas arrived leading 20,000 Persians and others, and Philoxenus and Menander joined him with their troops. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.23.1–7.23.8)
While Alexander left the throne, thirsty, an unnamed man sat on it, and the seers interpreted this as an ill omen. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.24.1–7.24.4)
According to the royal journal, after drinking and bathing at Medius's house and drinking again, he began to run a fever; from the next day he was carried to make sacrifices, and the fever continued through the night. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.25.1–7.25.6)
The journal records that soldiers, hearing rumors, crowded in to see Alexander for the last time, and that he could not speak and greeted them with his eyes. Alexander died. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.26.1–7.26.3)
Alexander died in the 114th Olympiad, in the archonship of Hegesias. Aristobulus: he lived 32 years and 8 months and reigned 12 years and 8 months. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 7.28.1–7.28.3)
When Alexander dies, the Greek cities rebuild their alliance and Leosthenes shuts Antipater up in Lamia (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Demosthenes 27)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Lysimachus appears
◆ Laomedon of Mytilene appears
◆ Perdiccas appears
◆ Ptolemaic Kingdom ends
◆ Macedonia (ancient kingdom) takes 4,496,900 km² of former Ptolemaic Kingdom land
◆ Macedonia (ancient kingdom) takes 131,500 km² of former Nanda Empire land
◆ Ptolemaic Kingdom loses 4,496,900 km² to Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
◆ Nanda Empire loses 131,500 km² to Macedonia (ancient kingdom)