Alexander would literally sail into the new world, conquer it, and then build a space ship and start conquering Mars

@ledoyedo5483

2 жыл бұрын

No, he would probably lose in banat

@lordkent8143

2 жыл бұрын

That's left for his heir, Elon the Great.

@yanniskarageorgiou3573

2 жыл бұрын

Aristotle taught him the world was round so he'd probably do it as soon as he conquered Rome so he could get to asia faster. Then he just ends up finding a new continent

@alexanderthegreat8058

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna do that

@fireironthesecond2909

2 жыл бұрын

Then go on the conqueror the sun itself 🥴👍

Alexander died because of a back injury. He carried his team so much

@krowman8458

2 жыл бұрын

Nowdays he'd be the best Apex Squadmate in history

@forickgrimaldus8301

2 жыл бұрын

Alex is just Batman

@DoggoBeingGermanWithAThing

2 жыл бұрын

i though he was poisoned

@erictaylor5462

2 жыл бұрын

Alexander was great because he was good at strategy and his army was well trained. He did very little (if any) of his own fighting. It would have been very foolish of him to engage in combat. Leaders lead, they don't fight. They only ever fight if they have to defend themselves, and they position themselves so they can't really be attacked.

@coolthefool1

2 жыл бұрын

@@krowman8458 The lifeline

Oh god, ''The Holy Greek Empire,'' would be a thing.

@ririshutabarat6367

2 жыл бұрын

Made by Germans

@IinferusS

2 жыл бұрын

We'd have folk quoting "It was neither holy, nor Greek, nor an empire!"

@kindadumb916

2 жыл бұрын

Would the city of Byzantium still be referred to as the true successor to yet another empire?

@fildariusv7045

2 жыл бұрын

@@kindadumb916 maybe Alexandria in Egypt is seen as the last true succesor of the Macedonian Empire

@RedXlV

2 жыл бұрын

@@kindadumb916 Byzantium has a pretty excellent location, it probably would still end up being important.

"Can't imagine a mix of Greek with any culture" * laughs in Greco-bactrian *

@mariopanago2870

2 жыл бұрын

Then laughs in Indo Greek or Ptolemaic Egypt.

@AleF202

2 жыл бұрын

*laughs in hellenization*

@billykotsos4642

2 жыл бұрын

Constrained imagination. Or simply not read up

@yogatonga7529

2 жыл бұрын

Cries in Bamiyanese

@dphalanx7465

2 жыл бұрын

YAY! Someone who knows about the Bactrian Greeks! I love that culture! Fighting nomads beyond the Jaxartes, and exploring the Hindu Kush...and the mixed Macedonian/Persian/Nomad/Indian armies you can form...sooooo coooollll!!

"Then he did a backflip, stabbed the bad guy's neck and saved the day!" - some Macedonian soldier

@sebastianls412

2 жыл бұрын

“Tell me another lie” some other Macedonian soldier

@robertm.8653

2 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku so, right hand and left hand are their names?

@eliasstenman3710

2 жыл бұрын

Conquering the known world is super easy, barely an inconvenience.

@Sebastian-qt2ii

2 жыл бұрын

Oooooou mixing greek and persian culture is tight¡

@kiritgecka8257

2 жыл бұрын

Ryan george

That "Young" in the title was cut off in the notification, so I thought "well, a whole lot would change if such a lucky bastard was also immortal."

@ortherner

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@rinzler9171

2 жыл бұрын

That's funny.

@PP-mo8po

2 жыл бұрын

@Not RickRoll 👇 2 thanks

@theojanastheone3116

2 жыл бұрын

He would probably be regarded as a god and take over the whole of the known world(unless he got trapped under water with a stone around his neck)

@tirex3673

2 жыл бұрын

reminds me of Perry Rhodan, where Alexander the great was given the same device, that makes the protagonists immortal, but it was switched off, causing him to die young.

Now do "What if Alexander the Great Never Died?" and see how far you can continue things with an immortal Alexander the Great.

@gamechanger8908

2 жыл бұрын

He'll basically be the God emperor of mankind from 40k

@aetu35

Жыл бұрын

well immortal just means cant die of old age so he'd probably die of liver failure after conquering all the land in this video + gaul iberia caucasus south arabia north india transoxiana

@BlueSpartanus

Жыл бұрын

@@gamechanger8908 I know right!

@ezzeldinmohd6740

Жыл бұрын

@@aetu35 by immortal he means undying to both disease and old age

@CrysolasChymera2117

Жыл бұрын

warhammer 40,000

"He would wish to Greek culture merged with Persian" I think I know what I will do in CK3 after the new update.

@tyrannosauruscock

2 жыл бұрын

My plan is a steppe horde->Brittany.

@christianthompson7915

2 жыл бұрын

i just want the new fucking dlc to release

@mirzaahmed6589

2 жыл бұрын

wish to what?

@oake6180

2 жыл бұрын

@@mirzaahmed6589 merge Greek culture with Persian culture into a single United culture

@rumigraciea8216

2 жыл бұрын

I tried that in Imperator Rome and I got civil war later. Funny thing, they are only against it if they are the dominant culture and in other play through they are happy. They are are only against oppression if they are the oppressed.

The only answer to the question "Where would Alexander go next?" is wherever the most spoils of war to be had were. It's the reason why he didn't even bother with the Italian peninsula in his lifetime.

@dracodeanglicus3857

2 жыл бұрын

Soooo... India?

@danielalexandre89

2 жыл бұрын

He would go to the Nether to defeat the dragon

@MisterSpinalzo

2 жыл бұрын

yeah but sooner or later you gotta be pragmatic and secure your borders and/or link your colonies across the mediterranean to the mainland. That's what the Romans did later on afterall

@Edax_Royeaux

2 жыл бұрын

@@dracodeanglicus3857 India lacked a centralized command structure of Alexander to take control of. While Indian and Chinese trade good were very valuable, he didn't need to conquer the whole subcontinent to secure a trade route. He had already established cities in India.

@martijn9568

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there would something for him down on the Southwestern coast of Arabia, atleast we know that it already was "civilised" back then.

I'm 21 years old, and I'm amazed that he was leading a huge campaign at the same age.

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Mbappe conquered the world with a similar age, and with freaking France.

@charlespayne1707

2 жыл бұрын

Alexander's father Philip spent 24 years turning Macedonia into the dominant power in the Balkans and building the best army West of China. When Philip had just started the invasion of the Persian Empire he was assassinated. So at age 20 Alexander had the unique benefit of his father's 24 years of war and diplomacy. Without his father s hard work Alexander would have had to spend at least a decade strengthening Macedonia.

@jacopofolin6400

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergiowinter5383 chad swizerland

@patrickkirby6580

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, most conquers around the world and throughout history did their greatest achievement in their 20s, some are even in their teens. I guess people around that age tend to be good propagandists and easy to motivate for war. Even if they don’t have a real cause.

@mirzaahmed6589

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 32, at my age he died.

Girls with a time machine: I'm your Granddaughter Boys with a time machine: I'm telling you, Alexander, there's a whole different continent far to the west beyond the Atlantic

@AAllen-br8it

2 жыл бұрын

"Also, there is no end. Its a freaking globe, man! A globe! And there's more just like it in the heavens! You can take it all, Alexander! "

@fildariusv7045

2 жыл бұрын

"I have everything you need for you to achieve this, here have all this and I'll stay to help!"

@patrickkirby6580

2 жыл бұрын

I would go back in time and give Alexander’s army AKs and RPGs and let them go fight the Persians

@fildariusv7045

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickkirby6580 With basic training and steady supply of amo, all of mainland Europe and Asia could be their

@patrickkirby6580

2 жыл бұрын

@@fildariusv7045 *ALEXANDER THE WORLD!*

If "Alexander the Great" would have not died of illness at a young age, He would have conquered the whole world, except for Australia. Him and his army would have been defeated and forced to surrender, to the great Emu horde.

@errorcringyname4044

Жыл бұрын

No, they would breed

@BlueSpartanus

Жыл бұрын

@@errorcringyname4044 Okay im Greek and even I thought that was funny!

“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.” - Plutarch Always one of my favorite quotes.

@PresidentAutumn

2 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир Yeah, I agree. There was so much more to conquer and assimilate into their society. Such a shame.

@DuranmanX

2 жыл бұрын

The New World? Subsaharan Africa? Australia? Russia?

@beu9245

2 жыл бұрын

@Абдульзефир True, his empire was big but not that big

@Longshanks1690

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t if when he was specifically at the border of India because he thought that was the end of the world?

@PresidentAutumn

2 жыл бұрын

@@Longshanks1690 He stood on the edge of the Black Sea. Or the Aral Sea, not sure which one.

"True love, never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love." - Alexander the Great

@aubergistealacave1790

2 жыл бұрын

Wow losing a friend did hurt him a lot

@inertinertia9514

2 жыл бұрын

@@aubergistealacave1790 “friend”

@cleo5610

2 жыл бұрын

@@aubergistealacave1790 have you ever heard of sappho and her uh... "friends"? well thats the same premise for alexander the great. 💀

@LordVader1094

2 жыл бұрын

@@cleo5610 Pretty sure they're memeing, genius

@tranidite

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordVader1094 there's no way he's not, even cody did the quotes thing

I think Alexander would have wanted to go east again and continue into unknown exotic and oriental lands. That's what I think would have driven him. I'm not convinced he'd have been much interested in going north over the Balkans any time soon - perhaps later in life. Yes he knew of the Italian peninsula and would have liked to go there too but he seemed very driven on eastward expansion. Had his army not mutinied he would have kept going into India - although I think that's likely where his journey would end. I don't see him passing the Himalayan mountains or venturing into the hostile jungles of southeast Asia where he can't properly utilise a phalanx or flank with efficiency. The only reason he doesn't decide to go east again in this timeline is if he has a change of heart over time - a sort of "been there, done that" attitude, in which case yeah I can see him marching on Italy, Carthage or the Balkans

@adweetiyamohapatra7326

2 жыл бұрын

India during that time was under the rule of Nanda empire. It was pretty strong with 250k soldiers and thousands of elephants and strong cavalry. Many his generals advice him not to proceeded in India by seeing strength of Nanda empire. Who knows what would have happen if he would have proceed further in India

@Joker-yw9hl

2 жыл бұрын

@@adweetiyamohapatra7326 Yeah I agree. I think the strength of the Indians was one of the factors that made Alexander's men mutiny and force him back west

@adweetiyamohapatra7326

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joker-yw9hl Yes that's true bcz nobody wants to go a hot and humid unknown land just to lose.

@Cecilia-ky3uw

2 жыл бұрын

if he went east he would have to learn new military tactics so maybe he might lose a few battles before learning his lesson, although considering his history I doubt so

@ManiacMayhem7256

2 жыл бұрын

Just one statement and a question 1. I'm glad you say he could've only gone so far. Hed of been crushed if he tried to press into China and S.E Asia. The Nandas already gave him tons of trouble 2. Do you think he may have wanted to go south of Egypt to conquer Ethiopia to have a nice sea trade region to go alongside the Arabian square the video has?

I always liked the idea of Alexander living for decades longer and creating a Hellenic empire that stood as an alternate version of the Roman Empire. Like an unstoppable ancient version of Genghis Khan.

@anadaere6861

Жыл бұрын

Greek ideas spreading way WAY earlier would be absolutely tremendous

@AimForMyHead81

Жыл бұрын

​@@anadaere6861 History would play out in a similar way regardless

@boarfaceswinejaw4516

10 ай бұрын

@@AimForMyHead81 not even close.

@concept5631

7 ай бұрын

​@@AimForMyHead81 lol no

Probably one of the history's biggest "What If"s because it's so far back in history that Alexander living longer creates a really big butterfly effect

@floridaball4896

2 жыл бұрын

He probably get his ass kicked by Rome because he'd underestimate them and everybody who is underestimated Rome has gotten thoroughly beaten up by the Romans

@natebox4550

2 жыл бұрын

@@floridaball4896 they were not even really the Rome we know today, Rome would be utterly destroyed.

@shorewall

2 жыл бұрын

@@natebox4550 Yep, Alexander was around 330 BC. Julius Caesar on the other hand, was around 30 BC.

@kindadumb916

2 жыл бұрын

@@floridaball4896 sorry but Rome does not stand a chance

@alphagamer9505

2 жыл бұрын

@@floridaball4896 no he wouldn't Rome didn't even had the entire Italian peninsula back then

One of my favorite Alexander the Great quotes over the subject of logistics in military campaigns. “My logisticians are a humorless lot… they know that if my campaign fails, they are the first ones I will slay.”

@jasondouglas6755

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily for them he never invaded a Russia

@LePedant

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that what the bad guys do in the movies? Kill their own soldiers because of a mistake?

@arachnofiend2859

2 жыл бұрын

@@LePedant It is pretty unlikely for a great conqueror to be a good person, yes

@Rose-rx4zn

2 жыл бұрын

@@LePedant you haven't watched game of thrones yet .

@Edax_Royeaux

2 жыл бұрын

Cao Cao understood the importance of hiding his lack of supplies from his own soldiers. He won many campaigns being a breathe away from starvation.

Fun fact: One of the earliest known recorded alt-history scenarios was a rant by Roman historian about how the Romans would have beat back Alexander if he had survived.

@andyorfanakos8169

2 жыл бұрын

Well lucky for Rome he didn’t go west instead of east Rome was just a bunch of sheep herders barely able to speak

@Cecilia-ky3uw

2 жыл бұрын

@@andyorfanakos8169 No my dude they managed to deal a lot of damage to pyrrhus of epirus one of the greatest generals in history

@dphalanx7465

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cecilia-ky3uw True...but Pyrrhus is still no Alexander. Plus, Alex had something that not even Hannibal had--an excellent practical knowledge of siege engineering. Goodbye, Walls of Rome!

@Cecilia-ky3uw

2 жыл бұрын

@@dphalanx7465 the phalanx will lose eventually against the romans, the thing about them is that they have infinite soldiers in comparison to alexander, as alexander was only campaigning with his greek soldiers and mercenaries, if rome headed east real fast, alexander would be in trouble

@Cecilia-ky3uw

2 жыл бұрын

@@dphalanx7465 ie alexander was returning from his campaigns, he was still far off, recruiting the persians will be very difficult not to mention dealing with a rome who had good enough commanders and a fuck ton of soldiers to throw at him

What I want to know is: how long would Alex's empire last? He loved conquering, but did he love administering a realm that could've been as big as the Roman and Parthian Empires combined?

Well, perhaps it was the fact that he died at the height of his achievements that helped to create the much of legend around him. For example, it would also be interesting to ask the reverse question. What if Napoleon had died at his height, between 1809 and 1812?

@potatogod975

2 жыл бұрын

the *whatever* coalitoon would happen and smack the french empire prob

@kavky

2 жыл бұрын

France would skip a couple of years up to the Bourbon Restoration, then events would proceed as they did irl.

@jacob4920

2 жыл бұрын

Or better yet, "What if Napoleon died while invading Russia?" Russia's "winter" reputation is already insufferable to listen to. Just imagine how blown out of proportion the whole myth would be, if that same winter had claimed one of the most notorious conquerors in European history.

@vegetableman3911

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacob4920 what makes you believe that the Russian winter being fatal to armies a myth? We have proof from people who still live today do we not, who experienced it themselves?

@leo2312

2 жыл бұрын

@@vegetableman3911 Russia's winter is not fatal, Finnish winter is way colder than Russian winter, Charles XII, Hodor the mustache guy, and Napoleon, all three of these invaded Russia in summer but before they could deafeat Russia, winter arrived, Russia is too big to conquer it's not the winter that helps the Russians, it's the sheer size of Russia.

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try." - Alexander the Great

@oldchannel.466

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackienation12 a hot bot you say?!

@teyrncousland7152

2 жыл бұрын

@Massimo 2.0 The War Of The Heavenly Horses is the closest we'll ever get.

@teyrncousland7152

2 жыл бұрын

@Massimo 2.0 I am pretty sure he was. His men on the other hand were tired.

@dvf1736

2 жыл бұрын

@Massimo 2.0 China would be a tough egg to crack, especially for the battle tactics of Alexander. China was pretty strong during Alexander's time, even being divided. Their political rule was mostly stable and the Chinese states had lots of experience fighting each other. A Macedonian threat from across the world would need to cross some of the harshest terrain on Earth to reach China. An enemy as foreign as Greeks, Persians, etc would also hasten the unity of China and the loyalty of Chinese generals against a threat that is completely foreign to everything they know.

@achaeanmapping4408

2 жыл бұрын

Ο τολμών νικα?

I think you forgot one thing Alexander in his later years used a lot of auxiliaries since his domestic Macedonian forces were thinned out during these long campaigns.

@davidford3115

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Alexander's genius was that he incorporated new formations into his army. By the time he got to Punjab, he had Hoplite Infantry, Persian Cavalry, and Scythian archery for artillery. The man understood the importance of joint formation operations.

@concept5631

Жыл бұрын

@@davidford3115 Combined Arms Warfare in Antiquity.

As a man fascinated with Persian Empire, I always had mixed feelings about Alexander. He ruined the best empire in history, but he also was a great fan of Cyrus the Great and he kept the 10k Immortals as the royal guard. If he lived long enough, maybe he could've forged an even greater Greco-Persian empire.

@gmgmgmgm3046

7 ай бұрын

That would never happen. The closest to that is what he did. Let them hold most things of their traditions but still under a huge influence of Greeks. And I wonder what you mean by "best empire"....99% of regions he freed, they accepted him like a savior. One thing that shows that they didnt consider it as a bad conquest

@FushiguroTojii

7 ай бұрын

Ain't no way mofo really said that the Persian Empire was the greatest

@SpeedDemon_Editzzz

4 ай бұрын

​@@FushiguroTojiiGreater than the barabarians of greeks and romans💯

@catodes1295

20 күн бұрын

​​@@SpeedDemon_Editzzz I barely remember shit about the Persian Empire. The only notable one I know they did was allow the Hebrews to return to Judea. Unlike the more historically, scientifically, and culturally influential Greek and Romans. Also, every kingdom or empire called outsiders barbarians. I have no doubt that the Romans, especially those of the Eastern variety, called Persians the same thing.

no one actually realizes how impressive alexander the great is, literally conquered the known world and never lost a single battle

@l3ismarck947

2 жыл бұрын

@Not RickRoll 👇 2 what?

@l3ismarck947

2 жыл бұрын

@Danito FG yeah well the known world that mattered, mainly the persian empire cause it was the greatest empire of it's time

@shivanshna7618

2 жыл бұрын

Except Italy and vast land up of Greece but yeah still extremely incredible

@l3ismarck947

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anonymous-yr1hv if you're talking about Battle of the Hydaspes then no, that was the closest he was to defeat, stop reading hinduvatu propaganda

@the-letter_s

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anonymous-yr1hv lol lmao sure

"A weeb for the Persians." Truly an enlightened individual haha

@CanuckGod

2 жыл бұрын

I never thought I'd hear Alexander the Great and weeb in the same sentence... dude was the OG otaku 🤣

@projekttaku1

Жыл бұрын

@@CanuckGod alexander is literally just a dragon ball fan, change my mind.

@onieni9779

Жыл бұрын

Son Wukong in this bitch

@concept5631

Жыл бұрын

Any sane man would weeb for the Persians.

@JJAB91

2 ай бұрын

@@CanuckGod I see you've never seen Fate/Zero

I read this really cool book back in middle school called the collected What If, and it literally explains it exactly like you. You did a really good job, assuming it's not plagiarism.

It's amazing this one man had such an impact on the world that thousands of years after his death myself, my father and grandfather all have his namesake.

Really enjoyed this video, Cody! Really fascinating “what if” scenario to ponder and I loved your take about how the bedrock of literally everything could have changed. Also, you get major points from me for mentioning Alexander’s “friend” Hephaestion. A lot of historians like to over look him for... um... reasons

@AlternateHistoryHub

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trey!

@jasonsantos3037

2 жыл бұрын

Hi trey

@lukamarkotic

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlternateHistoryHub Yeah, when?

@valentinaaugustina

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlternateHistoryHub when Ethiopia

@jackyex

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes Alexander really liked his friend thighs.

Cody: “Alexander conquered the known world.” Also Cody: “Here are other parts of the world Alexander knew about and didn’t conquer.”

@PunishedKrab

2 жыл бұрын

The Native Americans be chilin on the other side of the globe

@adarshmohapatra5058

2 жыл бұрын

People tended to downplay the parts of the world they didn't rule (some still do). Like our part is all that matters. The rest of the world ... meh. There's a story about a king called Jahangir in India who was presented a map of the known world by the British. When he saw it his only concern was, "which part of this is mine?"

@lif3andthings763

2 жыл бұрын

@@PunishedKrab Most of Asia, Most of Africa, all of the Americas lmaooo.

@amienabled6665

2 жыл бұрын

@@adarshmohapatra5058 honestly, based

@hadi8699

2 жыл бұрын

@@adarshmohapatra5058 that's sounds so cool tho

Well researched and thought out. Respect.

Excellent video! Thanks!

"Through every generation of the human race, there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it, are made free, and those who are conquered by it, are made to suffer, until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them." - Alexander the Great

@jaedenabnerdsa.1946

2 жыл бұрын

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@projekttaku1

Жыл бұрын

based

I'm still trying to get my head around what would happen if Cyrus the Younger was able to overthrow his brother Artaxerxes and not accidentally got shot by his own troop at Battle of Cunaxa. Well, Anabasis would've never been written, the ten thousand Greek mercenary would be rich and settled, and Alexander wouldn't have access to that book, which is somewhat helpful for his conquest of Persian Empire.

@warlordofbritannia

2 жыл бұрын

Tbf, Alexander likely still would have marched on Persia, as his father had intended to before his own premature death. He probably still would have conquered the Empire, as he was just too OP, with those 8/8/8/8 stats; perhaps more interesting is what happens with the Empire between Cunaxa and Alexander? I’m guessing Artaxerxes attempts to flee east and continue to fight from there, but is ultimately unsuccessful. However, Persia under Cyrus the Younger is in a worse shape than in the actual timeline; I bet he offers the Greek mercenaries substantial lands and his loyal staraps increased autonomy in return for their support. I can see the Greek mercenaries being set up in Anatolia and the Levant, perhaps even in Ionian City States…this, in connection with the increasingly independent staraps, leads to a degeneration of central authority throughout the Empire. Long story short, Alexander actually has an even easier time conquering the Persian Empire in this Cunaxa timeline than he did in reality

@viktorsov8729

2 жыл бұрын

Some Greek mercenaries will go to Italy and conquer thurii

@dyingearth

2 жыл бұрын

@@warlordofbritannia Is he? Artaxerxes isn't quite as charismatic nor as talented (OK, I'm biased, Xenophon likes to play up his employer as the good guy).

@warlordofbritannia

2 жыл бұрын

@@dyingearth It’s naught to do with his abilities - Cyrus would have to pay off his supporters somehow, and the above, I think, is the most likely outcome; especially if Artaxerxes is able to conduct a long term resistance, sapping Cyrus of both material and moral support

@dyingearth

2 жыл бұрын

@@warlordofbritannia Cyrus was winning in that battle, and I actually see him either killing or capturing his brother. It really wouldn't take much (in terms of the national treasure) to pay off and settle the mercenary. I do agree, paying off the satraps that declared for him would be much more costly. I have every confident (as do Xenophon) that he could pull it off.

There was an Alexander the Great in 40k, his name was Solar Lord Marcharius, he pushed his army to the Eastern edge of the galaxy. His generals refused to go further and he wept, falling to his knees. He died on the trip back to Terra.

Humankind came out day one on gamepass, had no idea it was, i was super hpyed! Iv been waiting on this game for a while, im glad a fellow cody was looking forward to it too! Ill see you in history brother!

You should of done “if Alexander the Great had a will and testament”

@gabrielvelez5656

2 жыл бұрын

This would have been some legit stuff

@pergys6991

2 жыл бұрын

More like “If Alexander the Great Generals actually respected his potential will and Testament and not kill his family members”

@hebl47

2 жыл бұрын

"What last will and testament?" - all Alexander's generals unanimously aka: nothing would have changed since noone would actually enforce it

@leo2312

2 жыл бұрын

@@hebl47 Yes, his generals hated him, he forced them to marry Persian noble women which the generals didn't enjoy much.

@irasingh2498

2 жыл бұрын

🟪SERCH ADITYA RATHORE- HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE ALTERNATE HISTORY CLUB

Gotta say I loved that 40k reference. Alexander would really have made a good Emperor of Mankind

@skepticalmagos_101

2 жыл бұрын

Nah........ he needs more luscious hair......

@robertoleary5470

2 жыл бұрын

According to some people, in the 40k timeline he was Alexander

@irasingh2498

2 жыл бұрын

🔲SERCH ADITYA RATHORE- HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE ALTERNATE HISTORY CLUB

Love your Channel

As always, great video! What I'd love to see next is a video asking "What if Antarctica was inhabitable?"

@solascripturaPR1517

2 жыл бұрын

There wouldve been at least four major wars fought over it, by now.

@ilfedarkfairy

9 ай бұрын

And he got his wish.

“What if Alexander lived?” Every Alt-History Reddit: *Greco-India in Pakistan*

@fatrooster4632

2 жыл бұрын

There was an Indo-Greek Empire centered in Pakistan and Northwest India in real life bruh

@heliothrax7716

2 жыл бұрын

It already existed. I'm guessing Alexander might've gone further into India, maybe down the Indian western coast to secure trade and gold. Alexander didn't care much for Italy because at the time it had almost nothing of value there.

@LautaroArgentino

2 жыл бұрын

This is not alt-history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Greek_Kingdom

@TravisBroski

2 жыл бұрын

@@LautaroArgentino Ah shit.

@LautaroArgentino

2 жыл бұрын

@@TravisBroski it was super important culturally, too. For example it is believed the Greeks were the first to create sculptures of Buddha. Since before that the Indians would represent him with other icons. There's also super interesting things which illustrate how religion and culture in the ancient world tended to work. For example art of Herakles as the protector of Buddha.

Alexander's deification may actually impact not just Europe. In our timeline Greek settlers from Alexander's empire near India have later converted to Buddhism, and brought some Hellenic culture to it. Greco-Buddhism is belived to influence some of the Buddhist traditions that were later spread to East Asia, and became heavily integrated with it's cultures (to the point that Japanese wind god Fujin can actually be traced back to the Greek god Boreas). So, if Alexander would had became a major Greek deity, his cult could have even reached China and Japan (though, in a *very* modified form). *P.S.:* Oh, and Persia being more connected with Europe may also result Buddhism spreading to the West, especially without Christianity becoming dominant.

@biswaranjanmallick7407

10 ай бұрын

Japanese God Fujin is actually Indian Hindu God Vayu

I actually did this as a project for History class in high school! I had him live until reaching the American Atlantic, and, for some reason (I assume from getting lost until they reached water again), his army kept heading East until they reached Macedonia again.

Yes, this is the exact reason why he's my favourite Rider in the Fate series.

"Friend." Fairly certain they were roommates too.

@darken2417

2 жыл бұрын

Sigh, can we stop implying that? The ancient Greeks didn't see such closeness as "sus" they just didn't. As an example the medieval Western Europeans went to sleep in large groups and if they had to stay in a communal place to sleep they'd lay right next to strangers. The ancient writers would have mentioned such a thing considering they both had wives.

@marcino457

2 жыл бұрын

@@darken2417 Frederick the Great also had a wife because that’s what was expected of men. Doesn’t change the widely proven historical consensus though

@HarrDarr

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcino457 yes, I too like to just assume the sexuality of historical characters on conjecture or incidental evidence, or just make shit up as I go along.

@pucaboo1591

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarrDarr I'm sorry, are you implying it would be impossible for the GREEK Alexander the Great to be into both men and women?

@HarrDarr

2 жыл бұрын

@@pucaboo1591 I'm saying that you have no fucking clue what he liked and any statement on it is tantamount to projection.

Epicurus once stated: "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for"

@matheussanthiago9685

2 жыл бұрын

greed bad gratitude good

@projekttaku1

Жыл бұрын

Matheus once stated: "Greed bad Gratitude good"

I have been waiting for this for years

One possibility that I can imagine is that Buddhism finds its way into the Greco-Persian world and becomes the basis of most religion in the West.

@lyonelk3108

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly zoroastrianism would have

If he never died young then him and future napoleon would be battling aliens in space with laser guns and nukes Edit: He finally got 2 million subscribers! This is a very good day for him

@TrashMammal2002

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly need to see that

@kevinhenrique4256

2 жыл бұрын

FGO Lostbelts Intensifies

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

If Alexander the great conquer France the revolution doesn't happen so nobody cares about Napoleon

@oldchannel.466

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergiowinter5383 his relatives and parents would care.

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldchannel.466 He does seem like that odd uncle that doesn't receive very many visitors though

Caesar's first nine battles were all victories, but he still lost one or two. Had Alexander lived on, he likely would have lost the honor of being undefeated, losing a battle at least once or twice. Quit while you're ahead, eh?

@warlordofbritannia

2 жыл бұрын

“You either die a conqueror, or live long enough to be conquered” -Turkish Batman

@joevenespineli6389

2 жыл бұрын

Like Napoleon too.

@WelcomeToDERPLAND

2 жыл бұрын

I dont know, there really wasnt any other power in the world at that point which could probably stand up to a reformed and refreshed Macedonian army like what Alexander had- he had just finished conquering possibly the strongest nation in the world, and had he not been worn down by 13 years of fighting and attrition, he probably would have kept going through india until he hit the roadblock which would have been China with its manpower reserves that would make the rest of the world look like city states in comparison. Realistically the only organized nation state with an army that could meet him on the field of battle and put up any kind of real fight would have been carthage, which was itself still in its ascendency and probably nowhere near as powerful as when it went toe to toe with the Roman Republic. So discounting something like him being killed mid-battle by a stray arrow or being ambushed in an extremely disadvantaged situation like Varus, I doubt he would have broken his win streak.

@LanMandragon1720

2 жыл бұрын

@@WelcomeToDERPLAND The Chinese were divided at this point which could've caused them issues resiting. It would've been interesting to see exactly what happened. My bet is if he could play the kingdoms off each other. That he would've won and if he couldn't he wouldn't have. So the outcome would come down more to politics then actual battle.

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319

2 жыл бұрын

Yet many Romans still loved Caesar to the point that they very nearly burned Rome down in their grief while stacking up his pyre - and then tried to massacre all his assassins before they fled.

Then he would be Alexander the Greater

Congrats on 2 mil!

"Oh boy, here I go conquering again" -Alexander

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

Eat, sleep, conquer, repeat - Alexander

@solascripturaPR1517

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't that Brock Lesnar@@sergiowinter5383? LoL

I think you missed one detail. Alexander, if he lived, wouldn’t need his spears to conquer. He had Egypt and Persia, the ancient world major economic centres. He could literally buy out snd bankrupt kingdoms into becoming client states (like how Darius the first did). There wouldn’t have been an end to how much he could of gained.

@sarasamaletdin4574

11 ай бұрын

There would have been revolts if he not only gave the wealth to his Greek supporters and others in his military machine but literally bought kingdoms as well. The conquered areas need to kept stable enough and completely draining them of wealth would not be wise long term.

40k and Alexander in one video auto like and sub, well done!

God-Emperor Alexander, so all the marines look like the Minotaur Chapter, I love it

Interesting enough, if i remember correctly this question is probably the earliest historical "what if" ever recorded. Titus Livus wrote a brief history of what would had happened if Alexander decided to pull a Pyrrus and expand in Italy instead of the East

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

Well, you can't have "what if" scenarios about what didn't happen yet, and Alexander the great is quite old

@ciaotiziocaius4899

2 жыл бұрын

Yea you're right!

@fildariusv7045

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergiowinter5383 It is still true tho, Titus Livus did write the first still recorded alternate historical scenario about Alexander and for a good reason, Alexander forged an empire in just 13 years for what took the persians several generations

@KTA1sVidsandFacts

2 жыл бұрын

@@fildariusv7045 What? Cyrus the Great conquered the 3 superpowers of his time, Media, Lydia and Babylon all under 10 years. When he was 40 years old, and he had no preparation for it. His father Cambyses I didn't have 20 some years to update the military and prepare it for taking over the Median Empire, Cyrus just rallied against Media once its King wanted Cyrus' head. He didn't have time to prepare for Lydia's invasion, he just heard that they invaded and immediately rushed to confront the invaders, and took them out in less than a couple months. Even after he conquered Babylon. He would go on campaign to subdue the Scythians. While we don't know for sure how he died, whether Herodotus speaks the truth, or Xenophon is correct, we do know that there was only one other nation at the time of his death, that could challenge him. Egypt. He was unable to conquer Egypt as he was busy securing the massive amount of territory he had just conquered in such a short time, and conquering Egypt would fall to his son Cambyses II. So, to summarize, Cyrus the Great conquered not one dying superpower, but 3 superpowers, and he did it in less time than it took Alexander to conquer the one. And Alexander was invading a state in turmoil, with an army that had been built up for years, and a road system built by the Persians to make travel extremely quick. This is why Alexander admired Cyrus. This is why he aspired to be like him.

@patrickstewart3446

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, the earliest one would be “What if the Trojans looked that gift horse in the mouth.” They should’ve suspected something was amiss when the words “Greeks” and “gift” appeared in the same sentence. 😁

4:08 Cody’s definitely a massive jojo fan

@Monsieurlemon2

2 жыл бұрын

lol i barely noticed that

Excellent video.

Old Gods, Best Gods, in this timeline... Thank you for coming to Cody's TED Talk

"With the right attitude, self imposed limitations vanish." - Alexander the Great

@projekttaku1

Жыл бұрын

so he's literally just every anime protagonist ever. "I'm going to break my limits, by never giving up."

The only man who could have unified all the tribes of men. There was something unique about his nature, no matter how brutal or contrived. Somehow, he just made things work.

@LunaNicoleTheFox

2 жыл бұрын

Except for Posoin/Alcohol/Grief/Illness/All of the Above/Any Combination of the Above/None of the Above and his liver/will to live.

@legateelizabeth

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he really was a demigod.

@LunaNicoleTheFox

2 жыл бұрын

@@legateelizabeth if so, the Gods sure have a weird sense of humor

@az4037

2 жыл бұрын

No, he was lucky

@NorseGraphic

2 жыл бұрын

"Somehow, he just made things work." Like Bethesda? So full of bugs...

Of all the dramatic possibilities for how Alexander died, I think the most likely is that he drank himself to death. I don't think it is at all unlikely that he got a bad brew that was either too strong or toxic in any number of other ways. He wasn't shopping at Bevmo. No poison, betrayal, or mysterious circumstances are necessary. He was fundamentally a frat boy.

3:24 this is the Drina river house in Serbia, i have been here many times and have a vacation house near it, thanks for including it man!

"A purge of Alexander's heirs." Yeah this suggests that simply conquering more shit wouldn't have created a stable dynasty. He needs to go home and either please or conduct a purge of his generals (or purge the disloyal ones while pleasing the loyal ones).

@jhunpalz06

2 жыл бұрын

his gnerals were mostly loyal especially those of his generation

Considering he marched his army through the desert on his way back from India and took serious casualties in doing so, I actually don't think him going into Arabia would be all that successful tbh.

@lordblenkinsopp1537

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps not, but also remember that all of the valuable land of Arabia is along the coasts, which would make logistics somewhat easier as he could be supplied by sea

@shorewall

2 жыл бұрын

And some say he marched his army through the desert as punishment for their mutiny.

@leo2312

2 жыл бұрын

He would March through Egypt, as shown in the video.

@megasalexandrostv7077

2 жыл бұрын

Alexander was rebuilding his army with recruits from conquered terrority and if the Diadochi War was anything to go by his veterans still had it in them. He'd realsitically take it I think.

"Who would win, the macedonian phalanx or a celtic horde?... luckily we have a way to figure this out" Luckily, we sure do! Alexander faced the celts at the Danube extremely early on in his campaign. Arian dedicates many pages of his Anabasis to this... He drilled his phalanx so ferociously in front of them, it actually terrified them. They couldn't comprehend how well organized his men were and how quickly they adjusted formations. We even have the anecdote from Arian that Alexander regarded the Celts as "braggarts" because they appeared very cocky and confident in a post-battle conference. Rome was in a very key developmental stage during Alexanders reign. They were renowned as good fighters and Alexander knew this. Rome's rise was also not unknown to the Macedonians at this time and Alexander certainly would have taken them very seriously. Either Macedonia would have marched on Rome or Alexander would have returned to Babylonia and mustered another army for an invasion of India( Alexander wasn't just going to forget about this eastern expansion because of a mutinty). His troops did not outright refuse his request to be worshipped as a god-king. His troops in fact were supplemented by so many mercenary forces by the time he started to exhibit these desires, the disgruntled attitude towards pyrokinesis was vocalized more strongly amongst senior leadership... which also did not REFUSE but raised many complaints rather. The assumption that his people would have killed him off soon after is entirely contradicted by the treatment of his corpse and burial, which was shown more respect and honor than arguably any person in history. When the coolest thing in your life is a cow and a goat in your backyard, you are not going to despise a man who conquered 85% of the known universe at the time just because he got a little too big-headed. Don't confuse political ambition with consensual dissent amongst a civilization. "he was killed along with his mother" ... no. His mother was murdered 7 years later in an entirely different circumstance and no one in the entire world knows for certain whether Alexander was poisoned or not so how do you know he was assassinated? Also, the leader of the Macedonians couldn't even get HIS OWN TROOPS to kill Olympias because of the high regard and respect they held for Alexander. No one would lay a finger on her, even at risk of death... they ended up having a neighboring cities citizen's stone her to death for transgressions that took place years earlier in previous conquest. When you don't do you research and you give these super abbreviated descriptions of INCREDIBLY nuanced events, do you know how many people your misinforming? Not to mention just getting straight up facts wrong or giving these ARCHAIC stereotypes and myths surrounding the events... which we have proven wrong 100-200 years ago because centuries of research and discovery surrounding these events. Honest to god, it seems to me like you read two paragraphs of a summarized version of Plutarch and based everything you know on it. 545,000 people now have YOUR lazy version of history. Love the video brother but for gods-sake, read your history. Read.

@jakespacepiratee3740

2 жыл бұрын

So what’s your more accurate version of Alexander the Great if he didn’t die young?

@nickghoul1655

2 жыл бұрын

an intelligent comment, refreshing

There are many interesting ways that this scenario could have gone, but I was surprised and happy to see that you mentioned Alexander's Persianization, Cody! Alexander knew of his troops war weariness, and their desire to go back home and most likely, as he said in his famous speech at Opis, would have allowed them to return. However, I do not believe Alexander would go back to Macedonia. He made his capital Babylon for a reason, and showed no desire to leave for Greece. Persia was the center of civilization, and his desire to blend the cultures of the Greeks and Persians would need his watchful eye to maintain. After his Greek forces leave Asia for Europe, I have no doubt in my mind that he would have begun training his Persian subjects in the ways of warfare which he used to conquer the Achaemenid Empire. As he would want to still have an army around, in case he desired more conquest (or needed it against revolts). Nevertheless, something far more important would be his succession. Using the culture and logic of our modern times, we come to the conclusion that Alexander the Great would have been succeeded by his son born from his first marriage with Roxana, Alexander IV. However, that was not the culture in ancient Persia. As when Darius the Great ascended (usurped depending on if you don't believe the Behistun Inscription) the throne, his eldest son, and first born did not become then next in line, since Darius' first wife was not the direct descendent of Cyrus the Great. When Darius the Great married Atossa (daughter of Cyrus the Great) and bore a son with her, that child became the next in line. That child was Xerxes. Thus, Alexander having married into the line of Cyrus the Great with his marriage to Stateira II (Darius III's daughter) and Parysatis II (Daughter of Artaxerxes III) it is likely that a male heir born from one of those marriages would become Alexander the Great's heir. This would further alienate his Greek subjects, as the whole purpose of their invasion was to destroy the Achaemenid Empire, yet Alexander didn't destroy Achaemenid Persia, he merely usurped the Throne. This would bring us to probably the most exciting situation during this dive into alternate history; does Macedonia and Greece, revolt against Alexander the Great? It is clear that his Greek subjects would be enraged, but the question is, will they be enraged to the point of revolt? If so, then without a doubt in my mind, Alexander the Great would once against cross the Hellespont as a conqueror, with his Greco-Persian forces he will embark on the Second Greco-Persian War, and it would be the third time a Persian army would cross into Greece. It is tradition for Persian King of Kings to take a royal name upon ascension. If Alexander does do this, the question is will he do it before Greece Revolts against him (which would make it the straw that breaks the camel's back)? Or will he do it after? Regardless, I know that if he does choose to take up a royal Persian name instead of his own, he would be crowned as: Cyrus III, the Great King of the World.

@afiffarhati4580

2 жыл бұрын

Finally , an interesting thought provoking comment , well done Sir!

4:10 My JoJo reference sense is tingling! What could it mean?

@OlaftheFlashy

2 жыл бұрын

Tingling with the ripple of Hamon.

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

You are becoming a zombie, obey Dio.

"With some luck" and pluck. Don't think I wouldn't notice that Phantom Blood reference, Cody. I've got a fever, and the only perscription is more JoJo. Speaking of which, have you ever contemplated doing your own "What If?" regarding scenarios in JoJo? You've clearly shown an interest in it. Also, while once upon a time I would have gladly jumped into Humankind, I don't quite have the time to invest into an Amplitude 4X nowadays, even though I still kinda love them. My love for boomshoot was rekindled with the emergence of DUSK, and now I'm currently working my way through all the Quake expansion content that dropped on the 25th anniversary. But maybe some day, I'll dive into the Civ-esque stylings of Humankind.

@SuperNuclearUnicorn

2 жыл бұрын

The term "with some luck" has been used for decades lol. We're at the point where someone will sneeze and some dude will say it's a Jojo reference

@matheussanthiago9685

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperNuclearUnicorn the multi-verse itself, if ever proven real already is a jojo reference jesus christ included in it

@GmodPlusWoW

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperNuclearUnicorn Yeah, but there was literally Bruford's sword with the word Pluck on it. Someone should have gone to Specsavers.

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperNuclearUnicorn Well, if these "it's a Jojo reference" didn't exist I wouldn't know such good anime.

@kindadumb916

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperNuclearUnicorn the sword was the JoJo reference not “with some luck”

“After the conquest of Carthage they would have connected it with Alexandria” Which one bud

@schmid1.079

2 жыл бұрын

All of them, because then it would say "All roads lead to Alexandria."

8:20 literally busting the wild horseman on me. learned that piece non stop in high school and when i heard its theme it was like a vietnam flashback but enjoyable

You forgot to mention at the beginning that his father really set everything up for him to do what he did, not to take away from alexander but a nod to Phillip would have been Good lol

@endofpixel3712

2 жыл бұрын

We are but ants standing on the shoulders of giants. A single man can win a war, but he cannot fight one.

I like this Alexander guy, reminds me of me.

@goroakechi6126

2 жыл бұрын

@Sergio Avalos Not yet

@goroakechi6126

2 жыл бұрын

@Sergio Avalos The algorithm will decide your fate.

@goroakechi6126

2 жыл бұрын

@Sergio Avalos *not* *yet.*

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you are old

@gamechanger8908

2 жыл бұрын

You are more like Caesar

I remember reading a story that put forward that Alexander didn't really die that young for his time period and job. He travelled to many different lands where a bunch of unknown pathogens existed. And considering the violence he lived under its a surprise he made it to 32 at all. They thought it a much better question to ask "What if Cleitus the Black had been a few seconds late when saving Alexander's life? What if when his helmet had been sheered off and that axeman in the Battle of Granicus had been a step quicker? Or if Cleitus was a bit slower with his spear? What does the death of Alexander the Great when he is in his early 20's have an effect on? Neat read.

Thanks for the Emperor of Mankind from Warhammer 40K reference. Caught me off guard and was fantastic.

I figured that as Alexander's conquest was in such a short period of time it was likely that as long as he tried to expand into some region the other would be rebelling and demanding that he intervene. Eventually, in this coming and going, his generals and soldiers would become more and more worn out, leading to the collapse of the empire.

@sergiowinter5383

2 жыл бұрын

He would become the average EUIV player in real life

@christiandauz3742

2 жыл бұрын

Less likely as Alexander keeps on winning

@CoralCopperHead

Жыл бұрын

So... just like every empire built solely through conquest that has ever existed.

Heck yeah, have been wanting this scenario for ages

happy 2 mil!!!!

Finally one about Alexander the one

Right before you hit the huge milestone of 2 mil, I just want to say thank you so much. Your videos are really high quality, and have only improved. Your videos have sparked my interest in history and world politics, and I bet the same with so many other people. Thank you Althistoryhub, keep it up!

We know he was great at the conquring but being able to hold it all together is something else entirely. He was groomed for taking Persia but not for ruling Macedonia.

@WelcomeToDERPLAND

2 жыл бұрын

Well even in our timeline- while "Alexanders empire" instantly collapsed and fractured into the diadochi states, they still managed to keep a hellenic and macedonian rule over the remains for hundreds of years, usually until being conquered by rome or the ascendant persians centuries later, if his subordinates were able to keep what remained of his empire cohesive and together for hundreds of years after his early death, I have no doubt someone worshipped like a god and so beloved like Alexander would have no problem doing the same- at least for his lifetime, especially if those same subordinates were placed in governing capacities.

@Shiro_Amada

2 жыл бұрын

@@WelcomeToDERPLAND if not he can always go conqur it again.

@matheussanthiago9685

2 жыл бұрын

khan has entered the chat khan left khan's domain left

@Sumirevins

2 жыл бұрын

@@matheussanthiago9685 Khan never really died since every third person on this planet is his decendent, being a known ancestor of 1/3rd of the world is quite an achievement

I wouldn't be so sure about the "No Christianity" angle. Christianity was more Greek than Roman for a long time, with Rome being more like the westernmost outpost. Without Romans, I'd rather say that the centre of Christianity would be even more in the eastern Mediterranean than it was in our history, but other than that not much would change. Imagine the Byzantine empire that was always Greek-Byzantine and never Roman.

@Michael_the_Drunkard

2 жыл бұрын

Without Rome, there wouldn't be an *Eastern Roman Empire, because there would first have to be a Roman Empire. The Greeks were usually a very disunited people, it was the Roman Empire which made them unify into a cohesive state with a Roman identity. Without Rome, maybe the Seleucids would have the best bet to become a Greco-Persian Empire, but would have to recognize the independence of cities like Athens, Sparta, Thebes etc.

@makingthematrix

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael_the_Drunkard : Well, the whole premise here is that Alexander would make an empire. Rage against the author, not me. (I don't agree with you on this but, meh, I'm not in a mood for an argument).

@Michael_the_Drunkard

2 жыл бұрын

And I am sure Constantinople would not become Greece's biggest city, it would stay as Byzantium, still important but without its legitimacy as the 2nd Rome.

@makingthematrix

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael_the_Drunkard Cool. I didn't claim anything like that.

@math3000

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't Alexander (or his descendants) purge the Christians to a further extent than the Romans due to the whole Alexendaer the God thing?

Nice video! Some recommended ideas: What if gregor strasser had gained power? What if robespierre remained in power?

2 videos within a week? You’re on a roll dude! Finally woke up?

This exact thought crossed my mind yesterday.

@irasingh2498

2 жыл бұрын

🔵SERCH ADITYA RATHORE- HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE ALTERNATE HISTORY CLUB

“A weeb for the Persians.” And a simp for Conquest.

Congratulations on being so close to 2,000,000 subscribers! (He practically has 2 mil)

There seems to be quite a few famous people named Alexander that would be interesting scenarios if they didn’t die so early- Alexander II of Russia, Alexander the Great, Alexander Hamilton

I just last night read the og comment asking for this and thought, "yeah, that is a good question!" I have power!

@Delightfully_Bitchy

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the OG commenter have the power?

@kjj26k

2 жыл бұрын

@@Delightfully_Bitchy Really the power is with Cody for making this vid in one night.

“The celts would eventually be pushed north never to be seen again.” Galatians “are we not celts?!?”

How have I not found this by now

I highly recommend reading Peter Green's book "Alexander of Macedon," which greatly diminishes the invincible demigod image created by Alexander's own propaganda and replaces it with a flawed but pretty darn brilliant man. For instance, it brilliantly sheds light on how much of the preparation for his conquest of the Achaemenid Empire was actually done by his father Philip, who Alexander probably murdered, and much of the internal strife among the Macedonians. Alexander was ingenious in the expansion of his empire no doubt, but he could not keep that up forever and the consolidation of the realm still remained. The nobility was already at the time of his death quite divided, probably leading to his murder, and that's only the Greeks and Macedonians. So I think if had he lived, he would actually not have had a lot of time left for expansion. I really think the alleged opinion of Octavian on the Alexander weeping quote says it best: strange that Alexander did not regard it as a greater task to set in order the empire which he had won than to win it.

@christiandauz3742

2 жыл бұрын

What if Ancient Persia Industrialized?

@whoisjoe5610

2 жыл бұрын

@@christiandauz3742 Technically speaking wasn't the world's first "industry" opened in ancient Persia.

@christiandauz3742

2 жыл бұрын

@@whoisjoe5610 Just imagine how different the world would be had the Persian Empire Industrialized. Slavery would disappear and technology advances at a rapid pace The Persian Empire soon reaches 21st century tech in several decades. Persia controls most of the world

@als3022

2 жыл бұрын

@@christiandauz3742 The issue with this thought is that the reason technology advances that go really far ahead never reach beyond oddities or local marvels is because of slavery. Why invest in this local weirdo with some strange steam machine that whirs around when I can just buy 3 slaves to do the same task? And won't be as expensive to run? Ancient industrialization is a neat little thought, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Unfortunately, cause there are tons of little tech where we can see the brilliance where they are so close, but it never crosses over. But there are very good reasons it doesn't.

@whatisabercowich

2 жыл бұрын

@@frfras7 The Macedonians at the time certainly distinguished between themselves and other Greeks, as did the non-Macedonian Greeks. The reasons for antagonism towards Alexander also differed depending on which tribe or city they belonged to. With these points in mind, I thought it proper to distinguish between the Macedonians and the other Greeks.

OMG dude, I was literally bingeing your videos and saw one of the top comments ask for this video. Its good to see that you were indeed working on it and do take the suggesstions of your subs

Interesting assumptions. Better than any assumptions I have ever thought of, I need to gain more knowledge on this era!

I’m not sure we’ve ever seen someone who was as much of an absolute force of nature since Alexander. Man toppled empires like it was going out for brunch. The only things that stopped him from rampaging through everything in his path was his own soldiers literally refusing to keep going and his death at a young age. Even if he had just lived like a decade longer the entire world could’ve been forever changed

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Is it just me or do you just get soo happy when he releases a video?

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I would love that version.