On: Rome vs Greece: a clash of empires

[sorokod]

It's likely that Alexander would have taken over Italy had he lived a couple more decades. He definitely could have done it.

Italy was a back water in 300 bc. with the great political and cultural centres to the east of Greece. What would attract Alexander to Italy?

[HarryHirsch → sorokod]

Before Rome there was Magna Graecia, the Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Further west: the great trading port of Massilia.

[sorokod → HarryHirsch]

Before his death, Alexander had the Indian subcontinent in his sights. This is in entirely different league than the future city of Marseille.

[MLR → sorokod]

He had given up on India after his army revolted, they were going to return to Greece and he had plans written up to conquer the West/North Africa after that.

[daemin → MLR]

Some say that's why he marched them through the desert on the way back home, killing many through attrition.

[swombat → sorokod]

Maybe some roads might have led there...

[thaumasiotes → sorokod]

Presumably the many Greek colonies there.