Could Alexander have controlled all this if he hadn't

oh yah sure, I can't foresee any issues honestly

>>3162411
fpbp

>>3162399

No, the fact that not even half of the areas conquered didn't rebel the second Alexander's army moved on to the next place is beyond me.

>>3162421
>No, the fact that not even half of the areas conquered didn't rebel the second Alexander's army moved on to the next place is beyond me.
oh yah sure, I can't foresee any issues honestly

>>3162399
>implying he wouldn't just conquer more
Nigga Arabia and Rome are still on the to-do list, and add that to reaching the ends of the earth, and circumnavigating the entire African continent 1500 years early.

>>3162539
in all of history Arabia was never really conquered none want's to conquer a desert

Persians had controlled most of it for 200 years, and later Seleucides were close to reconquering all of it, so I can't see why he couldn't have done it.

I mean, Alexander was a military genius, but all he did was conquer one big empire using the existing power structures as much as possible. He was basically the German barbarian for the Persian Western Roman Empire.

>>3162539
>and circumnavigating the entire African continent 1500 years early.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necho_II#Phoenician_expedition

>>3162399
Of his generals weren't gay and stayed married to their wives, maybe

>>3164318
>implying that sexuality wasn't fluid in Ancient Greece

>>3162399
Legends of Ancient Greece.

>>3162399
No. He couldn't even control his own fucking army.

>>3162399
Probably. They Achaemenid Empire at its peak was larger, and Alexander was essentially adopting their system of governance (with modification). He was also way more inclusive of non Macedonian/Greek populations than the successors.

Of course, there still would have been rebellions but they would have been delt with. The biggest issue would be whether his son (Alexander IV, or another one) would have been able to command Macedonian and Perisan loyalties. It really depends whether his mixed heritage (Greco-Iranian) becomes a hindrance or a boon.

>>3167121
>They(sic) Achaemenid Empire at its peak was larger

That doesn't even make sense. No it wasn't. And the Persians never had a strong hold on the Egyptians, who hated them.

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>>3167782
This is the Empire at its geographical peak under Darius I. It's larger than Alexander's empire. Also
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires

And yeah, the Persian had to deal with revolts. So did Alexander, it goes with ruling an empire so large.