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In 323 BC, Alexander suffered a dangerous illness. Obviously, he made a full recovery. However, what if he had died?
That sounds like a rather dumb timeline.
Actually, you may be on to something. Rome gave Alexander a much greater challenge than any city-state had the right to do.The Republic of Rome rises over all!
OK - stop laughing.
I know Rome was a joke, one more speedbump over which the Great One drove - but I recently read a book on it.
I'm not one to impinge on the Great One's memory (I don't like bonfires) but according to this book - published out of Neo-Nippon of all places - Alexander actually respected the Romans far more than the Persians. Their citizen soldiers gave him a better fight than the thrice-cursed Immortals ever did.
Hmm. Might be interesting - maybe a Greek East and a Roman West? I'm not absurd enough to think that Rome could ever overcome Macedonia - especially not back then, but they were pretty much surrounded by a bunch of barbarian tribes.
Who know - maybe a Roman Republic Great Power.
Yeah - and maybe I'm just being silly too.
Mike Turcotte
That sounds like a rather dumb timeline.
Actually, you may be on to something. Rome gave Alexander a much greater challenge than any city-state had the right to do.
However, I find it hard to see them progressing beyond the Italian peninsula. After all, they had major struggles against the Samnites, so I find it difficult to believe that they could have beaten Carthage or Gaul on their own turf. On the other hand, I doubt anybody believed Macedonia would rise to become the dominant power in the world, so I guess anything's possible.
That sounds like a rather dumb timeline.