Why didn't Alexander the Great conquer Rome? Only a hundred years later, Rome would start the conquest of Ancient Greece in the Macedonian Wars. Why didn't he attack a fellow but weaker mediterranean rival when he had the power to? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why didn't Alexander the Great conquer Rome? Only a hundred years later, Rome would start the conquest of Ancient Greece in the Macedonian Wars. Why didn't he attack a fellow but weaker mediterranean rival when he had the power to?

by NuevoPeru

Did Alexander the Great ever try or suggested conquering Rome or was he never interested in the italian peninsula?

Alkibiades415

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