Ok, I agree, Alexander was managed to conquer Rome. It doesn’t matter how long, on which period of his life, what would be the price, and so on and so on. It would be possible if all of necessary aspects would meet in the right place and in the right time. And I am sure during his life such things meat.

Now I wonder. Well, it s commonly known that Alexander was impressed by East culture. He introduced some of East customs in his Empire, he respected their culture, closered some Persians. (Some of his generals were disappointed by these facts)

But my question is: was it random stuff that he was influenced East culture coz he faced it among first (not counting barbarian or native ones), or he would be influenced by it any way, no matter what other cultures he faced before. I mean if he conqured Rome first would he be influenced by its culture – speaking Latin, establishing Roman Law all over his Empire… May be Roman Republican system ideas would spread to the far Indus? Could it be?