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So Justinian gets struck by lightning and dies before he can plan the Roman reconquest of North Africa, Spain, and Italy. What happens? How will the continued existence of an Ostrogothic state in Italy fair? And the other barbarian states?

VANDALIA: A Barbarian Barbary By Errnge Introduction: Welcome to Vandalia Faban gawked as he followed the clearly scripted tour-guide through the grand city of Iporeguia. It reminded him of Konstantinopolis, only… only weirder (for lack of a better word). The city had all the...

I've been around for over a year now, and I can't recall this conversation ever coming up. So, let's say, at the Battle of Alesia, Vercingetorix successfully defeats Julius Caesar, bringing about an humiliating Roman defeat. What happens next? Is Gaul unified enough to take back Gallia...

So, artificial selection has produced a plethora of breeds in all sorts of species. Dogs are the most physically diverse species EVER due to human breeding. Cats, cattle, horses, goats, sheep, chickens, and so many other pet/farm animals have been altered to cater to human needs. So guys...

How would it be possible for the Western USA to remain the wild, lawless frontier it was? Would we have to rid ourselves of automobiles? Or perhaps an earlier POD, like complete annexation of Mexico into the USA after the Mexican-American War? What say you? How can we have a cowboys lasting...

Historically, Europe has been fraught with migrations coming in from the East. Wether it be the Scythians, Sarmatians, Huns, Alans, Avars, Magyars, Bulgars, Turks, or Mongols, there has been a huge precedent for nomadic groups to travel westward along the steppe into Europe. But how could we...

As the title asks, was there ever a chance for an independent Alaska?

So, I've bee looking all over the internet for sources about the Ligurian language spoken by the ancient Ligures, but have found nothing. I need just some words, names, place names, anything really. If someone could please help a guy out, it'd be appreciated.

So, I was wondering: If the Carthaginians remained dominant in Iberia longer, is it possible that the elephant could be permanently introduced and raised there? Is the climate suitable for elephants there? Will they alter to the climate? If so, then how?

Just a thread to discuss helmets we find particularly cool :cool: I for one have always been a fan of the Corinthian

What would be the ramifications, both long term and short term, of Pyrrhus of Epirus successfully carving out an Epirote Empire in Magna Graecia and Sicily? This would require a defeat of Rome that did not sap all of Pyrrhus' forces, affectively checking Roman advance in Magna Graecia, while...

The Norse had settled Greenland for hundreds of years. The first Norse colony in Greenland was founded by Erik the Red in 986 AD, and settlements survived there until the 15th century, when they vanished. The settlements likely died off from a combination of starvation (due to the Little Ice...

Now, let me preface, this is not an Ireland Rocks thread. Yes, Ireland does rock, but we don't need to talk about that. From the 5th to the 9th century, Britain was assaulted by a number of different groups. Most notable of these were the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, and later the Norse and...

Just a question that occurred to me while researching ancient European cultures. As it turns out, many ancient European cultures tattooed their skin. The Celts, the Dacians, many Germanic tribes did, and probably many more. Many cultures across the world tattooed. Mesopotamians, Canaanites...

The Weighted Scales: The World of an Aborted Rome By Errnge Prologue: A Blip In History Part One: The Rise of the Rasna Precious little is known about the Rasna [1] in their early times. Most modern archaeologists agree that they were the descendants of Anatolian colonizers, possibly...

As the title says I am having trouble finding sources on what the Gauls called themselves as a group beyond their individual tribes. Surely they had some idea of something beyond, well I'm a Senone, and your Arverni... So if you know what the Gauls called themselves, please lemme know

Hi, y'all. So I've been perusing the beginnings of Barbaria: A World Without Rome and I realized how godawful the earliest posts were. I really had done no research, had minimal detail... it just isn't that great. I'm considering (not set on, my mind can easily be swayed one way or...

In 460, the Eastern and Western Roman Empires worked together in an attempt to destroy the Vandals. They nearly succeeded, but the Vandals used fire ships to destroy the Roman fleet just as the Romans were sure that the Vandals would surrender. So what would happen if the Romans succeeded in...

President Zachary Taylor was elected President in 1849 for the Whig Party, the cousin of President Madison, and a very successful American military leader. He fought in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Seminole Wars, and the Mexican War. He was a moderate, a southerner, Virginian by...

Hi, so it occurred to me that while we have shit tons of TLs and narratives that examine Alternate Histories, we scarcely examine perhaps more detailed things. So I had an idea, wouldn't it be cool to create an alternate mythology? Well, I'm going to give it a shot, comments welcome, and hey...