macedonian

Was it ever possible for the diadochi kingdom of Makedonia to at least recover Greece and Anatolia? Would it be able to compete with Rome and Carthage while fending off Egypt and Persia?

What if the awesomely-named king Perseus of Macedon, son of the previously defeated Philip V, had managed to successfully fight off the Romans at the Battle of Pydna (168 BCE), preserving the Macedonian hegemony over Greece and perhaps even expanding it? Would the stage be set for another, more...

The ERE/Byzantine army under the Macedonians reached a size of 200,000 soldiers.While its’ understandable that the empire’s ability to raise armies would be impaired by the erosion of the theme system and the loss of territories,much of the land still retained by the Turks following Alexios and...

Its likely this was done at some point before but I was recently considering the possible implications that could arise with one of the most powerful ancient empires remaining united for much longer. So I think the first obvious step is for Alexander to realise his own mortality at least a few...

What if Basil I the Macedonian, after defeating the Paulicians, launched an overland invasion of the Abbasid Caliphate while the Abbasids were distracted with the Zanj Rebellion?

It is 1025, and Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer has died. Unlike in OTL, he has capable successors--several "Good Emperors"--in command of his 250,000-man army over the next few decades. During the reigns of these powerful emperors, the Eastern Roman Empire destroys most of its rivals, playing them...