Hey guys. I need a bit of help with a TL that been on the backburner for a month or four due to this problem in the title. Im not a very religious person but an "Ancient Rome Survives" TL/map series that ive been working on requires me to create a new one. Problem is i really dont want it to be Christianity Ripoff #122435 or worse an "OMG LOOK AT HOW NOT MAINSTREAM OTL RELIGION I AM GAIZ". I really have no clue as to how to go about doing this.
A bit of context. The POD for my potential TL is the Boudica Rebellion succeeding. ITTL Suetonius decides to try and force the Legio II Augusta in the battle with the Britons. He succeeds, for the most part, but the delay give the Britons crucial time to interpose themselves in between his supply lines and when the final battle takes place the columns of Legionnaires are destroyed piecemeal before they can link up with each other. The surviving Romans rout, most heading for the coast.
During the retreat one of these group, being led by a man named Casitus, is cut off by a sizable patrol of Britons. The night before his men are forced to break out Casitus receives a Vision from this new deity im trying to create, that tells him how to win. Which of course, following this advice, he does the next day. After several more miracles/beating utterly impossible odds his group makes it to the coast near OTL Brighton and manages to get aboard one of the few remaining Roman ship that were stationed there to bring in now destroyed reinforcements. Caitus goes back to Gaul and eventually founds a new religion there based on the visions he receives from this deity throughout his life.
And thats pretty much where in stuck. Any ideas?
A bit of context. The POD for my potential TL is the Boudica Rebellion succeeding. ITTL Suetonius decides to try and force the Legio II Augusta in the battle with the Britons. He succeeds, for the most part, but the delay give the Britons crucial time to interpose themselves in between his supply lines and when the final battle takes place the columns of Legionnaires are destroyed piecemeal before they can link up with each other. The surviving Romans rout, most heading for the coast.
During the retreat one of these group, being led by a man named Casitus, is cut off by a sizable patrol of Britons. The night before his men are forced to break out Casitus receives a Vision from this new deity im trying to create, that tells him how to win. Which of course, following this advice, he does the next day. After several more miracles/beating utterly impossible odds his group makes it to the coast near OTL Brighton and manages to get aboard one of the few remaining Roman ship that were stationed there to bring in now destroyed reinforcements. Caitus goes back to Gaul and eventually founds a new religion there based on the visions he receives from this deity throughout his life.
And thats pretty much where in stuck. Any ideas?