alexander the great

Alexander the Great died on June 10, 323 BC, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Macedon and the rest of Greece in Europe to the Indus valley in South Asia. The empire had no clear successor, with the Argead family, at this point, consisting of Alexander's mentally disabled...

WI Olympias had one more child, (year or two after Alexander), a son (Amyntas)? *Amyntas* is moderately competent and loyal to Alexander. I guess Alexander would take Amyntas with him to his campaign (like he did with Arrhidaeus) just in case-to avoid any risk of rebellion at home. So with...

What is the most amount of land one man (or woman, though less likely for obvious reasons) could conquer in their lifetime? Some great conquerors that come to mind are Alexander, who started but also died young, and Genghis Khan, who was already past his prime when he founded his empire...

WI Alexander the Great didn't die from malaria at 32 years old, managed to conquer North India (or maybe not), and afterwards conquered Arabia and then Italy? I can imagine a Hellenistic system of diadochi which includes Magna Graecia, Italy, and possibly Carthage. What do you think about this...

-Prologue- A painting showing the fabled fight between Archangel Michael & the Garrods of the East “Verily, The Winged Beasts of the East confronted Michael in the skies above Jerusalem. Michael confronted the Garrod [1] of the East, accusing them of wickedness as the descendants of the foul...

What if Alexander had been the longest verified living man, passing in 240 BC at the young age of 116? With an extra 80 years, could his empire survive as long as him? Could he continue his conquests, and if so how far could he push Macedon's borders? The oldest continuously serving...

I will use this thread for posting some material/scenarios on the ancient world, who I have started but is unlikely I will develop more so they do not deserve their own thread for me. I will post here also the trees and the link for the trees for scenarios in the same timeframe… Trees...

what if alexander has an adult son with Cleopatra euridyce daughter of general Attalus in 344 after he was married to her in 344 by his father who as a reward for his taming bucephalis and took him and her with him in campaigns along with him to teach his knowledge and experiece to his son to...

He doesn’t die at a young age https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/alexander-the-great-doesnt-die-and-lives-to-80s-and-conquers-north-india-carthage-italy.517692/ https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-alexander-the-great-lives-to-75.506937/...

The move that secured the Macedonian victory at Gaugamela - a massive charge straight into the Persian center, where Darius III was - was an immensely risky gamble for Alexander. Case in point, his manouver created a gap in his army's line, one which was exploited by a detachment of Persian and...

Suppose that Alexander fails to reach India, either because the Achaemenids defeat him in one of the decisive battles that led to the conquest of their empire, or because the gets the illness that killed him IOTL before he can lead his army beyond the Hindu Kush. How would Indian history...

Alexander the Great’s sister had a son—Neoptolemus II of Epirus IOT—- but he didn’t seen to be very relevant during the Diadochi period either because he was too young or too distant from the center of power. He didn’t even seem to have power in Epirus itself for a while given he did not succeed...

Cynane, princess of Macedonia was watching her half-brother Alexander, recently returned to Macedonia after years of conquering Asia. She hoped Alexander would accept her suggestion to marry himself the 17-year-old Adea, the only daughter of Cynane and her late husband and cousin Amyntas, in...

Since he was a boy, Alexander IV was in awe of the empire his father had made. He'd gaze at the maps for hours, going over every detail with his tutors while his father spoke with his generals. He'd seen trophies taken during his father's conquests, tribute brought by nobles from every corner of...

Cleopatra, or Eurydice as King Philip had ordered she would be called with this name after the wedding, was extremely pleased with the incredible marriage that General Attalus, her uncle and guardian, had managed to arrange for her: Cleopatra suspected that her uncle's intention had been to...

so let's say, Alexander, lives longer in this timeline he goes for his Arabian campaign but decides to back east Alexander fights a long war with the Maurya Empire but ends in a stalemate so by an alt late 290s or early 280s an old Alexander as Phyrhus goes for the west for Italy and Sicily...

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire until the empire was conquered by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Shortly after the city was captured, the city was destroyed in a fire, probably set deliberately by either Alexander himself or somebody with him. What if this fire...

OTL Cleopatra of Macedon made the journey to Sardis after her brother's death and offered herself as a bride to the regent. ITTL she does the same, except the regent isn't Perdiccas but Hephaistion instead. Hephaistion would have an Argead wife along with the Achaemenid Drypetis, but would he...

BLOOD & GOLD Ammōn Rising The Reign of Alexandros Berthold Werner / CC-BY-SA-3.0 "Where is the Great Alexander?" "Great Alexander lives and reigns!" — The Nereid's Riddle

What if Alexander lived into his 80s like Ptolemy I Soter and conquers the whole of Indo-Gangetic Plain, Mediterranean basin and the Middle east by incorporating large number of Persian Archers and Scythian Horse archers. He consolidates his empire by staffing loyalist satraps and extensive...