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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.
by sorokod 8y ago
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?
- swombat 8y agoMaybe some roads might have led there...
- thaumasiotes 8y agoPresumably the many Greek colonies there.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoBefore Rome there was Magna Graecia, the Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Further west: the great trading port of Massilia.
- sorokod 8y agoBefore his death, Alexander had the Indian subcontinent in his sights. This is in entirely different league than the future city of Marseille.