22 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
West Asia (20)
Some of his men went over the mountain from Phaselis, while he himself went along the beach to Perge. A north wind blew, which made passage easy, as he interpreted it. Envoys from Aspendos promised fifty talents and horses. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1.26.1–1.26.5)
The people of Aspendos fled to the rocks and asked for surrender again; they agreed to hostages and horses, and on the condition of 100 talents and an annual tribute instead of 50. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1.27.1–1.27.8)
He formed an alliance with Selgis, defeated about 500 Pisidians at Sagalassus and took the city by assault, and also took other Pisidian fortresses. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1.28.1–1.28.2)
He passed Lake Ascania and on the fifth day reached Celaenae, stayed there ten days, and appointed Antigonus governor of Phrygia. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1.29.1–1.29.3)
Alexander climbed the citadel of Gordium and saw the chariot of Gordius and its knot; it is said he untied the knot by cutting it with a sword or by pulling out the pin (Arrian does not state which). (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.3.1–2.3.8)
The next day, after being sent on to Ancyra, he received the submission and alliance offer of envoys from Paphlagonia. He subdued Cappadocia on the inner side of the Halys and part of the outer side. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.4.1–2.4.11)
He hurried to Tarsus and sent Arsames fleeing, but after bathing in the Cydnus he caught a fever. Though he read Parmenion's warning letter, he drank the medicine of the physician Philippus. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.4.1–2.4.5)
Passing Anchialos, he left a garrison at Soloi and imposed 200 talents of silver; afterwards he subdued the mountain tribes of Cilicia over seven days, and sacrificed, held processions and games for Asclepius. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.5.1–2.5.4)
At Malos he received the report that Darius was at Soochoi; he passed the Assyrian gates and camped near Myriandros, but was held up by a storm at night. Darius, following advice, left the plain and went away. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.6.1–2.6.2)
Darius crossed the Amanus pass and reached Issus, cruelly killed the sick men left behind, and the next day marched to the river Pinarus. Alexander reconnoitered with thirty lines to confirm the facts and gave a speech to encourage his commanders. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.7.1–2.7.9)
Memnon took Chios and brought all the cities of Lesbos over; while blockading Mytilene with a double palisade he fell ill and died. Mytilene surrendered after reaching an agreement with Pharnabazus. (Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 2.1.1–2.1.5)
Arriving at Gordium, he undoes the famous knot of the chariot (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Alexander 18)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Minyue appears
◆ Nanda Empire appears
◆ Shaishunaga dynasty ends
◆ Yue (state) ends
◆ Macedonia (ancient kingdom) takes 366,100 km² of former Achaemenid Empire land
◆ Chu (state) takes 173,500 km² of former Yue (state) land
◆ Achaemenid Empire loses 366,100 km² to Macedonia (ancient kingdom)