Alexander Molossos I of Epirus, much better known as Alexander "the Great" was probably one of the greatest general, statesman, politician, and king of the Classical era, and countless books have been written about him and his amazing, sometimes considered impossible conquests and feats. His political union of Magna Graecia and Sicily was a master stroke in politics. His conquest of the entirety of Italia and what was considered to be his greatest military achievement-the capture of Carthage is still studied even to this day, and his reforms to the traditional pike phalanx with the addition of maneuverable swordsmen from the gauls of Italia and home-grown thureophoroi, thorakitai, and peltasts allowed it to be the dominant tactic of war, trouncing all before it until the horse archers came along, but then, that was a long time after Alexander the Great....
So, what would the world be like today if Alexander the Great never existed, got killed early, or didn't manage his conquests or reform the pike phalanx? What will Italia, Magna Graecia, Sicily, and Africa look like today? Will there be a bastion of Punic strength in Iberia if they hadn't lost their home city? And can the Italians form some sort of kingdom if they hadn't be crushed? Would the Greeks of Italy kept bickering until they fall apart seperately?
I know the butterfly's are huge, but seriously, this seems like an awesome world to explore....so.....
GO!!