A greek city states replaces Rome?

[CandyDragon]

Alexander was a great organiser-you don't build cities if you are not-he proved it in his conduct of war/s-some of his military innovations that are studied until today in military academies,are in the fields of Administration and Logistics.At his time,his first step in the west would be against Carthage and then of course Italy;Livy tries to tell us how difficult would be Italy for Alexander,but of course he hasn't convinced anyone as yet...
I would very much like to see a surviving Alexander turning West.It would be refreshing to see Carthage a...parking lot and Rome in ruins.Probably he would give the...ruins to Samnites.
Rome,despite what it appeared to be,had no geostrategic perspective;its general attitude to the world was defensive like,'once an enemy always an enemy' and if as a result the enemy was defeated,his lands were annexed.
The only clearly imperial move of Rome was the campaign of Agricola against Britain with what followed.Otherwise we fail to see in Rome any geostrategical notions dictating an imperial policy.

He was so great with logistics, yet his men starved while chasing Bessus, at least according to Arrian.

And Rome's attitude towards the world was not defensive, at least not effectively defensive. Rome held the pretense of seeking expansion at the least until Hadrian, and never truly gave up that idea.

 

[cimon]

He was so great with logistics, yet his men starved while chasing Bessus, at least according to Arrian.

And Rome's attitude towards the world was not defensive, at least not effectively defensive. Rome held the pretense of seeking expansion at the least until Hadrian, and never truly gave up that idea.

I think that even an army NCO could distinguish between an army forward
movement and a chase of a band of fugitives especially when the time is of the essence.I regret I read an argument like that which is not even an argument.
Rome's expansion in Itally was a result of the Samnite Wars,in Southern Italy(Magna Grecia) was the sinking of 10 Roman triremes although the Romans had sign a treaty with the Tarantines out of fear not to turn against them the Greeks of Magna Grecia(303 BC).In Macedonia was Phillip's alliance with Hannibal etc.Please don't argue with such generalities,in this case examples are called for...