alexander, hannibal, and attlila

Same with Alexander just change the title warlord to king or anything else that would be more pleasing

Again same with Macedonians. Many if not most ancient wars were caused by financial imbalance. The amount gold that Persians and Romans had collected was a magnet for surrounding neighbors whether completely nomadic or living in small settlements does not make much difference. Despite what you see in the movies where Macedonians are people in spotless white robs and living on marbles and gold floors most probably Macedonia was a poor state