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I will concede that I am putting a great deal of faith in the collected knowledge in the Library of Alexandria. When the Library was sacked, the scrolls inside were distributed to the hundreds of bathhouses in Alexandria to be used as fuel. It took six months before they were all used up. The...

Sophocles play, Odeipus Rex, which is widely regarded as one of the best Greek tragidies ever written, came in second place when he submitted it to a contest. The first place play has been lost to history. Just because somthing is good does not mean it will survive 2,000 years of record...

Ah, but how to you turn the screw?

I haven't started an industrial revolution, as you can see my main character is having a difficult time getting things going. My TL also assumes Heron, if shown interest from Nero, would have developed something more advanced than the Aeophile. Ofcourse, he could have designed other steam...

Please, if you spot an issue let me know. I intend to use this TL for another project in the distant future so I want it to be as plasusible as possible.

Wanted to apologize for my previous comments to Silver, I thought I had already written about the steam cannons but that was for today's post. Sorry :-/ 73AD- The Coliseum was an architectural marvel with planned seating for 50,000. Palonius had quickly agreed to use his, or rather Heron’s...

Thank you very much. The problem with using early steam power for military means is that its heavy and slow. The steam canons, as mentioned, would be too cumbersome and complicated for the Legion. However, there are some other ways the Legion can use steam... The History Channel used to...

68AD- Nero’s death sparks a brief civil war. 69AD- While in Alexandria, the new Emperor, Vespasian, tours the Library and takes note of a small steam powered cart exiting a building and knocking over displays erected to commemorate his visit. Although the Emperor’s guides are quick to dismiss...

The idea of Roman steam power has always fascinated me. After reading some of the timelines on the forum, I decided to revisit one of my older ones. The first dates might seem a little sparse but I have written up through 148 and they get longer. Enjoy! 55AD- Emperor Nero is presented with...

That is quite a response, I'm overwhelmed, please, give me time to read over all of these...

Um, more please? This has inspired me to start working on my Rome timeline again. Good stuff.

I was wondering if anyone has done a good modern Rome time line. What I mean by good is as historically accurate and as factually based as possible. Nothing like aliens show up and give the Romans lasers, more like the son of Marcus Aurelius is killed in 176 instead of taking over the Empire and...

I went to click on the next page only to find it stopped at 13! My mouth dropped open! Write more!

A map? Why?

If you'll notice, Constantine came to power not through any dynastic appointment but rather as a General vying for power during a time of civil war. I supposed that he would still be born and, his family being politically connected, would have achieved a high ranking position. When war presented...

I am in the early stages of developing a game based on an alternate history timeline. This time line diverges in the year 12AD with the embracing of early steam engine technology by the Roman Empire rather than rejecting. I have compiled this alternate time line through the year 2000. Since it...

I am in the early stages of developing a game based on an alternate history timeline. This time line diverges in the year 12AD with the embracing of early steam engine technology by the Roman Empire rather than rejecting. I have compiled this alternate time line through the year 2000. Since it...

Roman Alternate History Game (12-800) I am currently in the early stages of developing a game based on an alternate history in which Rome embraced the use of steam rather than rejecting it. I would like this alternate history to be as historically plausible as possible. With that said the...