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"Know mortal passing by, that this is the tomb of Alexander the Great, son of Zeus Ammon, King of Kings, Lord of all Asia, Megas Basileus of the Hellens, Pharoah of Eygpt, King of Macedon, Pontus, Armenia, Thrace, Nubia, and Carthage, Emperor of China, Lord of Arabia, India, Iberia, Illyria, and Bactria, destroyer of the Romans, High-King of the Etruscans, liberator of Ionia, Subduer of the Arabians, Xiongnu, and Scythians, ruler of all nations and lord of the universe. The empire I forged spanned the length of the entire world, stretching from beyond the Pillars of Heracles to the Eastern Ocean. I conquered the whole world, treating all peoples with respect, and subdued the nomadic Scythians, Xiongnu, and many others, so that they would not prey upon the settled peoples of the world, and exacted tribute from them. My expeditions increased the knowledge of the world, and I found the source of the Nile. So that this knowledge would not die out, I founded a great many academies and libraries to store and further it. I founded many cities to increase the flow of trade and increase the prosperity of my empire, and I restored the tomb of Cyrus the Great, which had fallen into disrepair. By allowing all peoples to live as they wished, I established everlasting peace. I ask you traveler, to leave me this small monument to my greatness and leave me undisturbed."
-Inscription in Greek, Persian, Chinese, Vedic Sanskrit, Chinese, Hebrew, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Phoenician outside the burial chamber of Alexander III of Macedon, in his family temple / mausoleum in Babylon.

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So this is my first timeline on AH.com, though it is by no means my first foray into alternate history. The POD, as you probably gathered from the above, is that Alexander the Great dies in his 70s. I will attempt to do the entire thing in in-universe primary or secondary source documents. And regarding the conquering from Iberia to China thing, please don't criticize me for it quite yet. I will endeavor to show it as being possible.
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