Series Of Wins To Ensure Complete Control Over Greece (335 BC)

Aristotle tutored Alexander until he was sixteen years old. He campaigned in the Balkans in 335 BC, shortly after assuming the throne of Macedon, and reasserted control over Thrace and Illyria before moving on Thebes, which was later destroyed in combat. Alexander then commanded the League of Corinth and utilized his power to carry out his father's vision of a Pan-Hellenic project, assuming command of all Greeks in the conquest of Persia.

He marched in the Balkans in 335 BC, reclaiming Thrace and Illyria before attacking Thebes, the Greek metropolis. The generalship of Greece was thereafter given to Alexander.

Alexander intended to protect his northern borders before embarking on his Asian mission. He marched north, crushing Thracian uprisings led by Cleitus, King of Illyria, and Glaukias, King of Taulantia, among others. Following these victories, the city of Thebes, which had revolted once more, was razed. These conquests finally convinced the rest of Greece to submit to Alexander's dominion. Alexander was able to gain complete control of Greece in just two years, allowing him to focus his efforts on Asia and it is also one of the major accomplishments of Alexander the Great.