Recent content by rgroberts

  1. WI; Julius Caesar still betrayed, but survives his assassination?

    This is a fascinating take. While I'm of the school that Caesar didn't really want to be king any more than he really knew how to fix Rome's ills (evidenced by his attempt to adjust the Republic into something that could govern the empire, instead of slowly creating something new ala Augustus)...
  2. What are the Julian day numbers of Julius Caesar's date of birth, and date of death?

    There was no Julian branch of the Cottae. Nor was there a Marian branch of the Caesars. Cognomen tended to follow a specific gens, which is why we have Gaius Marius and his son Gaius Marius, who was the son of Julia Caesari. Gaius Julius Caesar Dictator was the son of Gaius Julius Caesar (son of...
  3. Upcoming AH books

    Not exactly new, but since I just discovered this thread, I thought I should post my novel, Caesar's Command. POD is Sertorius having a half-Iberian son who rises in Hispania when Caesar is governor, extending his governorship there...and changing the face of Roman politics forever. Caesar...
  4. WI: Philip and Mary had identical male twins

    Oh, I love this scenario! Personally, I think Alfred might keep England - he's been raised to rule England, and while Spain is more powerful and richer, he's still going to have a lot of connection to the realm he was born to rule - particularly with a mother as religious as Mary, who's probably...
  5. The Tragedy of Arthur Prince of Wales by William Shakespeare - Some Historical Background

    This is super fun so far, I am so subscribed! Love the Tudor-Hamlet mashup.
  6. WI: Lady Mary Tudor married Philip of Bavaria

    I am SO here for this!
  7. What if the Marian Reforms never happened?

    I think @kholieken is correct in focusing on the removal of the property requirement. On the tactical front, Marius really just formalized changes that were already happening. On the social front, however...removing the property requirement for enlisting was huge. This created a class of...
  8. WI: Henry VIII married his daughter Mary off young

    I love the premise of Henry VIII marrying Mary off young without him dying. I agree that a close relative is likely - probably a Brandon boy, because Charles Brandon is his best friend and is also excellent at doing what he's told, so he's not likely to get too big for his britches. And Mary...
  9. Henry VIII’s heiress - A Tudor TL

    My vote is for Marie of Guise. She was a fascinating and strong woman historically - seeing how she handled (or didn't) Henry VIII would be interesting!
  10. WI: Caesar and Cleopatra had a daughter

    It's important to remember that by Cleopatra's time, the title of Pharaoh was separate from the titles of King & Queen of Egypt. The king and queen were crowned (and ruled from) Alexandria. Pharaoh was a native Egyptian title, conferred by the priests. Not all kings (or queens) were pharaoh...
  11. The Sunne in Splendour: A War of the Roses Timeline

    I think Richard's loyalty is very different here. Here, he is allied with a queen who respects his abilities and whom he respects in turn. There's no rivalry the way there was between him and the Woodvilles, no struggle for power between his faction and Elizabeth Woodville's. Richard has every...
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