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Alright so for this topic the basis is that blackpowder is never discovered in 11th century Song China. No one else in China is able to find or properly record it for quite some time, and when they do it just doesn't spread to the west. Now assuming first that the Mongols show up on schedule...

I suppose either could happen. I mean during the times of the later dynasties and the divided kingdom Jewish prophets, the 22nd dynasty reconquered Israel and sacked Jerusalem in the process. So I don't think it would be as extreme as Antiochus unless a new pharaoh decides to coptify the...

If nothing else I do think that stop motion animated raptors would be really awesome.

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Greetings all, for this thread I'll be asking about the enormous effects of a nonhellenized Judaism. To make things easy the POD is simply no Alexandrian conquests of the Persian empire. Any later or alternative Greek conquests are nowhere near as lucky, and just make it across Anatolia. That...

True, but remember a few things. 1. When Velociraptor was discovered alongside Protoceratops, and Oviraptor in the mid-20s the Dino craze that had swept both science and the public was starting to wind down. 2. Utahraptor, Deinonychus, and others were found in the good old US of A, so they are...

Ah crap, I accidentally put this in pre-1900, is there a way to fix that?

Deinonychus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Often known as the "Terrible Claw" and even more often confused for its smaller Mongolian cousin Velociraptor, it was the one to kickstart the...

As others have said neither the Nazis nor the Axis had any real hope of winning. That said while they didn't win ww2 I think the three powers could have won A second world war. Starting with the riech, if Hitler had been able to knock Britain out of the war, and not have them as a constant...

Very good point. I suppose given that I am a filthy Byzaboo I would more-so lean towards a POD around either 1204 or Manzikert. Although Osman never being born or something else earlier works too. I was unsure if I set back the POD too far back then maybe butterflies would have the Habsburgs...

Hello all, there has been plenty of no Ottoman/Osmani screw timelines, and all involve clouds of butterflies. So I was wondering what would be the specific effects on the Habsburg dynasty and the Holy Roman Empire as a whole? I don't think that the specifics are too important. Whether...

Well, I don't want to give the CCP any credit, but didn't Britain invade Tibet in 1904? Could this have gone more successfully for them? Like at least an independent protectorate or something?

Yeah, I agree. A late Byzantine POD can have several results, A Turkish empire conquering Anatolia, the imperial city, and the lower Balkans. However, I honestly doubt they'll be knocking on the doors of Vienna. The Ottomans were very skilled, and very efficient, no doubt about it. But much of...

Good evening. As it says on the title what would the Middle East look like if the sacking of Constantinople in 1204 is avoided? For starters either the crusaders avoid Constantinople, and also avoid sacking Zara or at least stay on good terms with the Pope somehow. Regardless the don't get...

As others have mentioned, Italy faces some issues in becoming a global power. Some have mentioned the lack of coal, easy river access beside the Po, and less metallic sources. Another key factor is Italy's geography, in the medieval and ancient era, the smack central Mediterranean sea was...

So assuming that for whatever reason the industrial revolution (and all of its consequences) never occurs. Furthermore, all of the events leading up to it such as the European Agricultural revolution, are minimized or negated. So how do the weapons and strategies of war develop without...

Alright here goes. So the Central Powers can seize victory in 1917/1918, likely during either the Spring offensive or one of the French mutinies. So what becomes of American foreign and domestic policy? On the foreign front, the US will have to share the globe with: the rebuilding but...

Well, I know that it's still WAY too early to make any reasonable estimates, but I'm still curious if some equivalent of Protestantism or a reformation of some kind will pop up down the line? Given the existence of various gnostic faiths in both OTL and TTL and how they had at least some...

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So it's 1563 and the efforts of Coligny are not in vain, the colony has survived and will continue to do so. So let's just say that Spain either ignores them for now, or the colonists fend them with with superior leadership and skill. Now the challenge is growth and expansion for Charlestown...