Pilgrims vs. Greeks: Hypothetical Scenario

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Let's say at the height of their military power.
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Bronze Age or Iron Age Greeks?

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African or European Swallow?
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Laden or unladen?
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Darrell wrote:Bronze Age or Iron Age Greeks?

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Macedonians. :twisted:
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Netpackrat wrote:
Darrell wrote:Bronze Age or Iron Age Greeks?

;)
Macedonians. :twisted:
So only arguably Greek.

Alexander did get around, and hey he did take the Phoenician cities.... would be amusing to find a Hellenized kingdom of Iroquois or something.
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skb12172 wrote:I did not know that. Their version of the plague that hit Europe earlier, huh? I'm surprised it spread so well from tribe to tribe.
No it was much much worse. Higher than 90% fatality. Many tribes were completely destroyed 100%.
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Actually, we have a fairly good real-world analog for what would have happened in this scenario. Africa.
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Please elaborate.
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skb12172 wrote:Please elaborate.
Iron-age tech & societies on par with the Greeks on the ground when the Europeans started their Early Modern expansion into Africa.
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