The Macedonians turn west

Brainstorming some ideas here:
- Alexander lives longer, conquers Arabia and Carthage.
- Alexander Molassus of Epirus lives longer, conquers Italy south of Samnia. Maybe Sicily, too. Nominally allied with Rome against the Samnites, thus saving the Republic from the eager eyes of his nephew Alexander the Great. Sicily gets conquering by one Alexander or the other.
- As Alexander's Empire breaks up after his death, the gains of the Epirote Kingdom are incorporated, leaving a Diodochi state composed of N. Africa, Sicily, Southern Italy, and Epirus.
- Said state goes to war with Rome, may as well be under a king name Pyrhhus. Fun ensues.
 
I'd expect his conquests in Italy and especially Sicily to break apart as soon as he (Alexander The Molossian) returns to Epirus. The Magna Graecian's didn't seem to have much love for him.
 
iirc, there was actually a Late Roman AH story--as in written by a Roman during Rome's time as a world power--which explored exactly this
 
iirc, there was actually a Late Roman AH story--as in written by a Roman during Rome's time as a world power--which explored exactly this

It was Livy, I believe, and he argues Rome's superior tactics and civic virtue would allow it to triumph in the end.
 
iirc, there was actually a Late Roman AH story--as in written by a Roman during Rome's time as a world power--which explored exactly this

More or less. Livy imagined Alexander coming to italy in order to avenge his uncle's death. Howevet, that is the basic inspiration for this proposal.
 
I'd expect his conquests in Italy and especially Sicily to break apart as soon as he (Alexander The Molossian) returns to Epirus. The Magna Graecian's didn't seem to have much love for him.

AlexMos goes to Epirus, things start to unravel, Alex3 swings back through on his way back from conquering Carthage in order to secure his uncle's kingsom.
 
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