Could Alexander have conquered the Romans?

[Promethean Fire]

No question about it, Alexander would have doe more. But tha fact is the empire was collapsing from within, so in reality even if he leaved, there was still going to be power struggle. The Romans were fresh and waiting and striked at the best time.

For arguements sake it would have been a decade war. Alexander had the best tactics and till this day inspires U.S marines not to mention the standalone Spartan ones.

In order for an empire to sustain it needs satbility. As Alexander was leading the Greeks across to India, there was already tention. Anyways to tell you the truth, i think Greece has already conquored Rome, simply because our influence was to great. Its a case of who go there first, and you will find in that comparison that Greece will always be the winner.

[pankration]

If Alexander had gone west, we'd all be speaking Greek today, the Middle Ages would never have occurred and there's a good chance that today's major religions would either not exist or would look radically different (maybe not such a bad thing).

[TallOne]

Lets add up the greatest generals and greatest Greek and Roman armies.
It took Ceaser 10 years to conquer Gaul, and he was considerd one of the greatest millitary leaders.

It took Alexander 11 years to conquer much of the known world. No Roman could compare to that.

The Romans made numerious atempts to conquer Persia and every time they lost. Alexander wiped the floor with an army thought to be invinsible.

The Romans on there best day could not compare with Alexander and his army.

Maybe in some parralel universe Alexander lived on and conquerd Europe and more. :P

[pankration]

Alexander defeated empires. The Romans defeated tribes. Enough said.

[Andrew]

Let's do some math
1) Alexander conquered ASIA with 45.000 infantry ans 5.000 Cavalry
2) In his last years he had new ASIAN trupes (Επίγονοι) trained in the of the Macedonian Phalanx and some they they were 50.000 to 100.000
3) Pyrrhus a little bit later , before loosing gave the Romans a hard time with only 20.000 infantry , 3000 thessalian Cavalry 2.000 Archers and 200 Elephants ...
4) The Greeks of "Magna Grecia" i think that would of have helped Alexander
in Sicily we have Agathokles another authentical prototype of commander and Bengtson addes the last great figure of the Occidental grecism
the numbers of the Italian Greeks are estimated to 20.000 Infantry and other units
So summing all that gives us : Alex + Magna-Grecia :
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- 120.000 to 170.000 total Greek Phalangean Infantry & barbarian auxiliary forces ( Paeonian & Thracian peltastes , Asian non phalanx troops ...)
- 5.000 to 10.000 Cavalry WITH ELAPHANTS that gave a hard time to Romans under Pyrrhus
- Probably a united Greek Fleet !!!!!
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All this forse inspired by Alexander and commanded by persons like Alexander,Craterus,Antigonus,Cassander,Ptolemy,Ale xander of Epeirus (Pirrhusis father), Agathokles

....come on ....Romans couldn't make it ..they would have been DOOMED !!!
and greek party time !!