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I personally doubt Cleopatra's abilities to successfully seize control of her husband's empire. Antony is only as powerful as his relationship with his vassal kings - Antony's dead and Cleopatra is unlikely to command the same respect or influence over her husband's political allies. Cleopatra's...

I knew it was an error to give the Dacian King that much territory if he isn't going to ball. Now with Antony's gone, one would only imagine that lack of cooperation is going to devolve into open warfare between him and Antyllus. For the time being, to keep Antony's empire united, it'll be...

I'm curious to what the Alan policy towards Catholics would be like. The Visigoths were Arian for a time but seem to not interfere or discriminate against their Catholic subjects; the Vandals were well known for their persecution against the Roman Christians so would it be akin to the latter? Or...

The French-Australians are probably not going to view them as part of the wildlife like the Anglo-Australians but I do expect them to be much more fiercer in kidnapping Aboriginal children in the hopes to assimilate the natives into the "dominant" colonial culture.

If the Vandals play their cards right, their descendants despite being Romanized could very well remain influential just as the descendants of the Normans do in modern-day Britain. I don't forsee that. Vandals are more likely to be swamped and destroyed by the Berbers. The Vandalic language...

I imagine it's a fairly informal power structure that's based on Antony's legions which makes it very vulnerable to collapse and infighting as soon as Mark kicks the bucket.

A good opportunity is if when the more conservative elements of the Janissary Corps and ulema try any business, the Ottoman Sultan can simply decree to have their land seized and set aside for the planting of either retired Ottoman soldiers and/or impoverished Turkish peasants. Instead of...

Are the Parthians still in control of Mesopotamia or is it under the control of the pro-Roman Seleucian state?

The Ottoman Empire essentially signs its death wish and gets promptly thrashed by every European power and many people will end up dying. The Turks would be lucky if they're able to hold onto Anatolia once France, Britain, Austria and Russia are done with it.

Jesus if he isn't captured and executed later on becomes a historical footnote. One of many prophets to come and go in the 1st century Levant. As for Barrabas, if the story in the Bible is true, his execution would make him out to become a martyr and a Jewish uprising of some sort commences...

Re: Germanic tribes: Not only did they conquer a population that was overwhelmingly Roman but they themselves were composed of leaders who were willing participants in the Roman imperial system and wanted to take their slice of the empire; often using Romans to help them administrate their new...

Lebanon doesn't allow the PLO to set up shop within their borders in the late 60s and early 70s after Black September in Jordan, perhaps in cooperation between Tel Aviv and Beirut. That probably won't ease the tension between the other ethno-religious groups but maybe it won't erupt into open...

Similar to Egypt, there was a Mamluk elite that administered Iraq on behalf of the Ottoman Sultans and these Mamluks did so with a certain degree of independence from Constantinople. That said, the presence of the Persians makes it difficult for them to go completely rogue. If Persia somehow...

One would wager that the Britons would consider themselves successors to the Roman legacy even if they're not speaking a language descended from Latin. After all, that didn't stop the Germans and Russians from claiming to be successors to Rome. Plus even if this Brythonic language ends up...

Ah, very well. Taking Ctesiphon would do a lot in extinguishing the Parthians (and installing his son Alexander Helios). Provided he actually reaches that far.

First Armenia, then next Mesopotamia?

Again I have very little to comment other than just wow, a Seleucid timeline is very rare and I commend you for doing it. I look forward to reading more.

Given that there is an Occitan faction in TTL's Kingdom of Jerusalem and there being no guarantee that Jerusalem and Rome will forever see eye to eye on issues, should there be something resembling the Albigensian Crusade, the Levant could serve as a place where they wouldn't be murdered. Though...

Also there were Babylonian horse archers and imitation of the Hellenistic pikemen and Roman legionaries.

Mark Antony should probably make sure that Cleopatra is kept under his thumb. Cleopatra may be his lover and the mother of several of his children but she's in it for Egypt and her dynasty; nothing could potentially stop her from betraying Antony once he's outlived his purpose. Herod did claim...