John Fredrick Parker
Donor
What if the vast conquests by the Macedonians under Alexander don't happen? How might history progress?
First, don't forget that his legacy was build on the 'shoulders of giants' - specifically, his father, Phillipe 2 of Macedon... I heard there is a theory that he was assassinated by his wife or son's demands... so, if he don,t die, it's possible that Philippe, a fine lord and warrior of his own, conquer a nice kingdom north of modern greece - thrace maybe, Illiria, the Balkans?
He apparently wanted to invade the Achemeads, my guess is he wouldnt take much more than Anatolia since he seemed much more concerned with building a state rather than conquering the world.
First, don't forget that his legacy was build on the 'shoulders of giants' - specifically, his father, Phillipe 2 of Macedon... I heard there is a theory that he was assassinated by his wife or son's demands... so, if he don,t die, it's possible that Philippe, a fine lord and warrior of his own, conquer a nice kingdom north of modern greece - thrace maybe, Illiria, the Balkans?
He apparently wanted to invade the Achemeads, my guess is he wouldnt take much more than Anatolia since he seemed much more concerned with building a state rather than conquering the world.
I am interested in how the inevitable Archarmenid collapse would happen.
I believe it to be inevitable, a native egyptian dynasty in a couple years, Macedonia will be powerful in Anatolia, although you have to be concerned about Greek rebellions that Alexander handled better than would otherwise be expected, the Archaemenid Dynasty was already in decline.Is this really inevitable? I mean a new dynasty, maybe, but on the same level as becoming the Selucids, or Selucids to Parthians?
You'd almost certainly not get Greek culture spreading to India, Bactria, Arachosia; this has implications for the development of Indian states, culture, and the development of Buddhism.