I remember reading about how Alexander (The Great) wanted to integrate the various populations of his newly formed empire. One of his methods was by marrying off macedonians to persian noblewomen with the Susa weddings. have read that he also wanted to exchange populations between Greece and Asia.
We all know that these plans were never accomplished due to his death, resulting in these macedonians divorcing their wives. My question is, had Alexander lived long enough to see his plans through, what would the culture of this hypothetical greco-persian aristocracy look like?
Also, regarding population settlement, which peoples would Alexander be most likely to settle in Greece? persians (and other iranians), anatolians, mesopotamians or a all of the above?
How would greeks react to having so-called "barbarians" settled in Greece?
how would they interact with each other, and what impact would this have on the culture of the region? (if change does occur as a direct result)