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Having Julian the Apostate avoid death during his Persian Campaign might do the trick. He was the last pagan emperor and Christianity...
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What if instead of going trying to conquer into India, after conquering the Achaemenid empire, Alexander the great tried to conquer Sparta & Crete?
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Yes, the Macedonian regent Antipater crushed the Spartans in battle and Alexander made them join the League of Corinth. Their defeat was...
Apr 15, 2024
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What if instead of going trying to conquer into India, after conquering the Achaemenid empire, Alexander the great tried to conquer Sparta & Crete?
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Weren't both already more or less under Macedonian influence? Conquering Sparta and Crete hardly takes lot of his time.
Apr 15, 2024
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WI Scythians pull a mongol
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There's "large" and then there's "Mongol". The sophistication level required simply is a fair amount higher, especially given the...
Mar 29, 2024
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When does this happen? You mention Assyrians, but that doesn't narrow down the time completely, and doesn't match your map.
Mar 29, 2024
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WI: Order 191 not lost
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Just to focus on this: McClellan's army had already begun poking around after Lee by this point - as in that's how the Lost Order was...
Mar 29, 2024
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Historical Discussion: The State of the Eastern Roman Empire Post-1204. Was 1204 Really the Start of the Decline?
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I'm not saying they're entirely distinct, I'm saying that one is a great deal more significant than the other here as far as "decline"...
Mar 29, 2024
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I'd put the fall of Constantinople and events that followed in its wake as a a great deal more significant than for example, Bulgaria...
Mar 29, 2024
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Same here. 1204-1282 may show that there was still strength left, but that's a far cry from the empire of 1261 (picked for when Michael...
Mar 29, 2024
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Historical Discussion: The State of the Eastern Roman Empire Post-1204. Was 1204 Really the Start of the Decline?
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The Fourth Crusade was to Byzantium much as the Third-Century Crisis was to Rome -- yes, the Empire managed to bounce back to a degree...
Mar 29, 2024
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WI: Oda Nobunaga's Imjin War
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The Imjin War actually fared as well as the Toyotomi could ever hope for in real life. Joseon was plagued by court intrigues and...
Mar 28, 2024
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Could Germany and France reconcile if Alsace-Lorraine remains French?
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If there's a Franco-German reproachment to the point of an outright alliance, it throws OTL dynamics out the window. There may not even...
Mar 26, 2024
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Was There Any Point Italy Could've Beaten Austria-Hungary In A War?
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Do you have any idea how many big rivers an invader has to cross to invade Italy from the east? And after the rivers, there are the...
Mar 21, 2024
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WI women assured vote in papal elections?
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When a woman can't even become a priest this is basically impossible
Mar 19, 2024
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I'm not an expert, but I would see the election of a peace Democrat leading to escalation on both sides. The new president can't offer a...
Mar 15, 2024
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