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What are the short-term and long-term consequences of Islam never being founded? What becomes of the Roman and Sassanid Empires?

John's reign saw Roman forces range pretty far south into the Levant at times. Is at least a temporary recapture of Jerusalem possible? And if so, how long could the Romans hold onto their reconquests?

I've had a couple of questions about pre-1900 history rattling around in my brain all day, and they've been driving me bonkers. Is it possible for one of the taifa petty states (let's say Seville) to reunite al-Andalus during the First Taifa Period, without the help of the Almoravids? If so...

As it says. What would be the consequences of an official union of the Frankish and Byzantine Empires at this point in history?

The Greeks have had a long history in Italy. With a POD after the rise of Republican Rome, is it possible for the majority/entirety of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily to be mostly Greek in language and population?

In the summer of 1829, Russian troops moved into the Ottoman Empire, and came within 40 miles of Constantinople. When his generals asked for the go-ahead, the Tsar chickened out. But what are the consequences if the Russians move on the city and, most likely, win? Will the Ottoman Empire...

Well, here's the inaugural post of my first timeline. And as you know, first timelines usually suck. Perseverence is the key here, I guess, so I'm gonna start this off and improve it as I go along. Feel free to point out any discrepancies or problems with it, and I'll try to fix them as I go...

It's a working title, any way. I figured it's about time for me to get up off my lazy hind end and get to work on my first TL for alternatehistory.com if I want to be taken seriously. :p In AD 570, the Aksumite Empire decided to strike across the Red Sea into Arabia, with an army, a navy, and...

I've been hoping to write a TL in which the Habsburg colony of Klein Venedig manages to survive to the present day, resulting in a German-speaking republic or federation in the region of OTL Venezuela. What PoDs would have to occur to lead to a more successful Klein Venedig colony?