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Why did Alexander the Great begin to persian-ify himself, choosing persian advisors and taking most of persian customs? Why did he view the persian culture so highly despite growing around the time of the most brilliant greek minds?

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Why didn't the Seleucid Empire allow Hannibal to lead a land army? Did they fear him getting too popular or didn't Hannibal want to ?

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Do we have accounts of Alexander's generals "reigns" over parts of Alexander's empire? If so how did long time brothers in arms react to the death of one of their long-time-friend-turned enemy? For example Seleucus,Ptolemy,Pyrrhus.

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Could've Hannibal led the Seleucids to victory against the romans or were his tricks dead by then? Would he change his own ranking of the best generals of ancient time and suffer the same fate as Belisarius or just destroy his legacy?

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Did Scipio Africanus carry Scipio Asiaticus' career? Most of the achievements of Scipio Asiaticus seem to have been achieved with help from his brother, and he got his position with the help of his brother.

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Why did Alexander the Great begin to persian-ify himself, choosing persian advisors and taking most of persian customs? Why did he view the persian culture so highly despite growing around the time of the most brilliant greek minds?	2475
Why didn't the Seleucid Empire allow Hannibal to lead a land army? Did they fear him getting too popular or didn't Hannibal want to ?	7
Do we have accounts of Alexander's generals "reigns" over parts of Alexander's empire? If so how did long time brothers in arms react to the death of one of their long-time-friend-turned enemy? For example Seleucus,Ptolemy,Pyrrhus.	6
Could've Hannibal led the Seleucids to victory against the romans or were his tricks dead by then? Would he change his own ranking of the best generals of ancient time and suffer the same fate as Belisarius or just destroy his legacy?	1
Did Scipio Africanus carry Scipio Asiaticus' career? Most of the achievements of Scipio Asiaticus seem to have been achieved with help from his brother, and he got his position with the help of his brother.	1