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  1. AHQ: Why did monotheism generally replace polytheism?

    If we’re going to talk about the triumph of monotheism over polytheism, we’ll need to touch on a number of factors: 1. The reliance of (many, but not all) polytheistic faiths on state patronage and top-down ritual. 2. The importance of identity in the expression of faith as a form of communal...

  2. Es Geloybte Aretz Continuation Thread

    I'm curious about the space race in this timeline. I know it was mentioned that no nation has the same resources as OTL NASA in the 20th century, but was there ever a concentrated effort to put the first man in space or on the moon? I recall France having a well-developed (military) rocketry...

  3. Es Geloybte Aretz Continuation Thread

    Looks fabulous, might have to pick up a copy for myself! After re-reading the timeline again recently, I've pondered how things would've turned out had the Ligue somehow been able to carry the 1906 election. If an electoral victory seemed likely, would Déroulède not proceed with his silly...

  4. How Will Culture and Society Look in a Buddhist Medieval Europe?

    That's not how either of those concepts work, but I'll address the larger point at hand. Medical advances in any society seem to progress regardless of the local belief system, and are often more reliant on technology and institutional knowledge rather than any squeamishness on the part of the...

  5. The USSR as a multi-party defensive democracy

    I think he's meaning East Germany's Blockpartei there.

  6. Es Geloybte Aretz Continuation Thread

    Re-reading the thread again, I'm curious to learn what universities would be considered especially prestigious in comparison to our timeline. I know Carlton has touched on the matter in the past regarding the quality of education in each country, but are there any specific universities that...

  7. Es Geloybte Aretz Continuation Thread

    The Zu20 reminds me of an Il-20 with wing-mounted engines, down to the adjustable autocannons and high-mounted cockpit. I can definitely see the similarities with the Zero and P51. What analogues did you have in mind for the Ju 40A and Ju 40T? An interesting question is how the other Great...

  8. Es Geloybte Aretz Continuation Thread

    Does the Russian military have its own version of "Wehraboos" in this timeline? It would appear that the German military and Russian military have switched places in terms of myths and popular perception in comparison to OTL.

  9. Are there any Axis victories that are realistic?

    I've always thought Valtakunta depicted a post-war Axis world pretty well, even if it had to make concessions to realism like any Axis-victory timeline. Unfortunately the website is missing a lot of content nowadays, so you'll have to use the web archives to get more of the backstory.

  10. WI: Eastern Afghanistan remains Hindu-Buddhist?

    Can you explain more about what you mean by this? Surely such enmity is unnecessary in any modern context?

  11. WI Hunnic Empire Never Rose?

    Er, no actually. While the urban portions of France were very heavily Latinized, from what we can tell, various Gaulish dialects survived until the Frankish conquests in the 6th century in rural pockets across the region.

  12. Why did Native Americans never develop ironworking?

    In regards to North American metalworking in general, you had the Old Copper Culture that flourished during the Late Archaic Period in the Great Lakes Region, ~5000 BCE. They were prolific metalworkers, with a significant amount of archeological finds attributed to them. But their expertise in...

  13. Best possible outcome for Tecumseh's Confederacy?

    The best-case scenario for Tecumseh's Confederacy is something similar to the princely states of India, in that the Native Americans will have no choice but to pledge allegiance to the British Empire and her future dominions, but will most likely be offered a degree of leniency in regards to...

  14. German Unification: How early could it have happened?

    Arminius' issues are that he existed in a sort of "twilight zone" of civilization - he was too Germanic for the Romans, and too Roman for the Germanic tribes. The tribes themselves did not understand nor tolerate the idea of a single undisputed ruler, or at least would only tolerate one if he...

  15. How did early Christians view Zoroastrians?

    Zoroastrianism as we know it today is very much a 19th century reinterpretation of the religion by Christian missionaries and orientalists like Martin Haug, rather than the religion practiced by the Achaemenids, Sassanids, et al. The original faith from it's earliest conception through the...

  16. The Sons of Inti Shall Not Perish

    With African slaves in an Inca-dominated Andes, Tupac Amaru Shakur could be a very literal thing in this timeline.

  17. Poll: When Would the CSA Eliminate Slavery

    Due to the peculiarities of the Confederate constitution, I could see the CSA retaining slavery well into the modern day, in that it remains "on the books" legal but is simply not actually practiced in any state of the Confederacy, at least not in a manner similar to 19th century chattel...

  18. WI: Vikings meet a Pagan/Heathen Anglo Saxon England?

    I started writing a response regarding the impact a still-heathen England would have on the Norse and related pagan cultures of continental Europe, but realized that without the Anglo-Saxons converting to Christianity, the cultural makeup of Europe will be massively different. Assuming the...

  19. Crisis in the Kremlin/Ostalgie

    I finally managed to restore the Romanian monarchy with Mihai, after 20+ tries. Some tips: -Gotta keep that nationalism up and freedoms down. -Prioritize sovereignty techs above any others. -Nukesnukesnukes -Modernize oil extraction -Shut down the Hungarians -Do not recreate the CMEA, it...

  20. Could the Muslim invasions of India lead to centralization of Hinduism

    Interestingly enough, this is what doomed Emperor Julian's own attempts at codifying the various pagan belief systems of Rome into a single church. Turns out that interpretatio romana only gets you so far until the obvious theological differences between similar deities and myths becomes apparent.
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