If Alexander had never invaded Persia in 332 BC, what would happen to Persia and India? If you really need a POD to set up the scenario take the following:
POD Philip II of Macedon is killed sometime in the 340s: he's started the Sacred War, but he doesn't unify Greece. None of the Greek states have the power necessary to invade Persia. At least not for 50-100 years.
What happens to the areas Alexander conquered in the meantime? Does Achmaenid Persia last? For how long? Does Egypt ever successfully revolt? What does Persian society look like? Are any of Darius III successors dynamic folks waiting to launch reforms or expeditions to parts unknown? [Note: they're not allowed to conquer Greece, though].
What happens to the development of India? I seem to remember (or may be under a mistaken impression from Faelin's Answers for Milinda) that the Hellenic invasions played a role in the evolution of Buddhism. What happens to the beginnings of Asoka's Empire, though?
POD Philip II of Macedon is killed sometime in the 340s: he's started the Sacred War, but he doesn't unify Greece. None of the Greek states have the power necessary to invade Persia. At least not for 50-100 years.
What happens to the areas Alexander conquered in the meantime? Does Achmaenid Persia last? For how long? Does Egypt ever successfully revolt? What does Persian society look like? Are any of Darius III successors dynamic folks waiting to launch reforms or expeditions to parts unknown? [Note: they're not allowed to conquer Greece, though].
What happens to the development of India? I seem to remember (or may be under a mistaken impression from Faelin's Answers for Milinda) that the Hellenic invasions played a role in the evolution of Buddhism. What happens to the beginnings of Asoka's Empire, though?