AH Challeng: Modern Roman Empire
Your mission is to create a TL where the Roman Empire continues to this day (it must be able to trace its roots continuously to Augustus). It doesn't have to be large, it could just be Italy (if based around Rome) or Anatolia and Greece (if base around Constantinople).
Easy? Ok, here's your restriction: The United States of America must exist in a recognizable form. IOW, its must be formed from British colonies in North America, it must be a federal democratic republic, its dominant language must be english (though it doesn't have to be exactly OTL's english, it must be, for the most part, understandable), it must extend at least to the Mississippi, etc. It doesn't have to be predominately protestant, but the Americans should have a similar work ethic as in OTL.
This'll make a continuous Italian Empire almost impossible, but a Byzantine Empire is within the realm of possibility. Well, I suppose the Byzantines could reconquer Italy and move the capital back to Rome, but you have to deal with the religious and cultural differences.
Your mission is to create a TL where the Roman Empire continues to this day (it must be able to trace its roots continuously to Augustus). It doesn't have to be large, it could just be Italy (if based around Rome) or Anatolia and Greece (if base around Constantinople).
Easy? Ok, here's your restriction: The United States of America must exist in a recognizable form. IOW, its must be formed from British colonies in North America, it must be a federal democratic republic, its dominant language must be english (though it doesn't have to be exactly OTL's english, it must be, for the most part, understandable), it must extend at least to the Mississippi, etc. It doesn't have to be predominately protestant, but the Americans should have a similar work ethic as in OTL.
This'll make a continuous Italian Empire almost impossible, but a Byzantine Empire is within the realm of possibility. Well, I suppose the Byzantines could reconquer Italy and move the capital back to Rome, but you have to deal with the religious and cultural differences.
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