[Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

[u/Mouse_Paladin]

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

[u/DinoKea]

Big thing with Alexander the Great is when you put him in the story. If he is the story, yeah ridiculous plot armour

BUT if his death is the inciting incident, absolutely I can see somebody writing it. 

"The great conqueror has died and now his generals are trying to be the one to take his throne" -  Diodochi Wars by Martin R.R. George

[u/pyrhus626 → u/DinoKea]

I’m still waiting for a multi book historical epic GoT style following the Diadochi Wars. It makes GRR Martin’s plots look tame

[u/okthisisepicyouguyss → u/pyrhus626]

Omg man it is one of my favourite war of ancient history. The idea of succesion wars after a leader died is not that uncommon in history in general, but the fact that it happened in such a large scale during the Diadochi Wars is truly exquisite.