I was reading up on Kandahar on wikipedia, when I came across the fact that the city had been founded/visited by both Alexander and Ashoka just decades apart.
Now, looking at Wikipedia I know its a huge stretch, but say lets have a POD at the time of Alexanders conception, keeping him the same but giving him a good dose of long livedness (along with avoiding poison, assasins, and all that jazz that has good opportunity to kill him).
If we have Alexander live to be 90 years old instead of until his 30's he would survive up to the year 266 BC.
If we have Alexander live to be 70 years of age, he would survive until the year 286 BC.
Both of those ages, and anytime in between, gives the opportunity for Alexander to interact with either a younger or older Ashoka
Here are the dates both of the men from Wikipedia:
Emperor Ashoka
Born 304 BC
Reigned 274–232 BC
Alexander the Great
Born 356 BC
Reigned 336–323 BC
Now, in many ways I know this is a silly POD in that Alexander living that long is kind of implausible, but it is not impossible. I mean Alexander lives longer and conquers x questions and timelines are rife around here so I think this is a fair question.
I just think the premise of two of history's greatest rulers meeting, talking, and maybe fighting to be an awesome idea. What do you guys think?
What could be the possibilities?