...then who eventually spearheads the overthrow of the Persian (Achaemenid) Empire?
Romans, Spartans, Samaritans, Arabs, Parthian-esque steppe tribes?
Romans, Spartans, Samaritans, Arabs, Parthian-esque steppe tribes?
If not Macedon...
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The Saka and Parthians are both good bets although the latter will need to break free from Persian domination first.
There is also of course the Romans. Assuming that the Achaemenids hold on until then, the Romans under say Mark Antony could drive all the way to Mesopotamia. Given the ramshackle nature of the Persian army, the legions would go through them like butter.
If the Achaemenids did survive until say 50BC a certain Herod would almost certainly be satrap of Syria instead of the King of the Jews
There is also of course the Romans. Assuming that the Achaemenids hold on until then, the Romans under say Mark Antony could drive all the way to Mesopotamia. Given the ramshackle nature of the Persian army, the legions would go through them like butter.
If the Achaemenids did survive until say 50BC a certain Herod would almost certainly be satrap of Syria instead of the King of the Jews
I always thought that Roman armies weren't all that effective against Asiatic armies given their lack of decent cavalry. Wasn't cavalry the decisive arm in almost all of Alexander's battles?