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What If Alexander Fought Rome?

The Ancients by History Hit

May 14, 20261:19:50Society & Culture

Rome vs Alexander. It's a counterfactual of suitably epic proportions, fit for movie theatres and sprawling strategy video games. What would've happen had the great Macedonian general not perished in Babylon and advanced...

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What If Alexander Fought Rome? is an episode from The Ancients by History Hit. Rome vs Alexander. It's a counterfactual of suitably epic proportions, fit for movie theatres and sprawling strategy video games. What would've happen had the gr...

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