In our What If? scenario Alexander is able to outlast the fever and is ready to launch his next campaign. The target? The Mediterranean shipping empire of Carthage. If he is successful, he will rule more than 60 percent of the Mediterranean coastline and capture a monopoly on global commerce, shipping, and trade. The world’s economy hangs in the balance.

In this episode, we will look back through time, on the 20th anniversary, at missed signals that led to the unimaginable tragedy of September 11th, 2001. And we will look at the heroes who prevented a greater tragedy on that day. We will also ponder a history in which the terrorist threat is extinguished before the horrific attack. And as result, the lives of millions of men, women, and children in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia are altered forever.

In our What If? scenario, Herod’s well-trained navy, and formidable army bolster Antony’s legions and Cleopatra’s ships to swing the tide of battle. And leading the navy to victory would be an athletic, tall, 17-year-old commander Caesarion, the progeny of one of Rome’s greatest military leaders, and Julius Ceasar’s only biological son.