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Perusing some old threads here, I noticed a lot of speculation regarding when, exactly, the old Roman Empire morphed into Rhomania/Byzantium and exactly how much continuity and legitimacy it really had in later periods. Gibbon was obviously somewhat prejudiced in his view of the later Empire...

The Fart That Changed The World: Cleopatra knew what she had to do. The old Greek world was vanishing, kingdoms and petty princedoms falling apart, leaving only her beloved Egypt intact. Of course, Egypt, too would fall. She didn't understand the Romans, how they could conquer all, but even the...

It's a common point of departure, and it's one that's quite difficult to do believably since by all accounts, Belisarius was an honorable man. He was loyal to his Emperor even when said Emperor probably didn't deserve it. However, I think I have something that might work. Queen Amalasuntha was...

This is a timeline based on the question "What if Maurice had survived and remained in power in 602, what if Phocas had never been, or had died before the revolt of the army." In this timeline, access to ancient knowledge, damage to local economies and heavy warfare all contribute to a timeline...

I am actually working on a pretty fleshed out ATL on this, and have some of it below. I had always wondered what might happen if the East Roman Empire and Sassanid Empire hadn't completely torn themselves apart just before the Muslims showed up. In this ATL I have Maurice lingering on for...