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The opposite of OTL, then? Interesting... Any other thoughts about Alaric in Africa?

IOTL, Alaric was preparing to cross into Africa with the Visigoths when a storm wrecked their fleet. He died shortly after. But what if there is no storm? Could the Visigoths have taken Africa? What effect would this have on the Empire, which was dealing with the invasion of the Alans, Vandals...

Ok, here is a world map from a work in progress TL. It depicts the year 800 AD, but I used the 1000 AD basemap by accident, so there is going to be a lot of mistakes outside of Europe and the Middle East. Constantine III never rebels against Honorius, so when the barbarians cross the Rhine in...

Bumping this up, since I'm working on a POD that involves the Crossing of the Rhine in 406. Basically, the invasion is much more devastating and Rome never recovers. The Alans were the dominant barbarian group amongst the tribes who crossed the Rhine in 406, but they were so heavily defeated...

Yeah, but why would the Mongols need to engage the pikemen? Couldn't they just shoot at them with their bows?

Whoa, I was just about to post a thread on this subject!! Therefore, I don't have any answers to your questions :o

But if, say, a fox with a mutation that causes longer fur migrates from a temperate area to a colder area, or the environment becomes colder, that mutation then becomes a positive mutation to the creature and it will have a higher chance of survival, passing on the genes for long fur to it's...

Actually, they are right because it has been observed in the wild. (Or at least rapid evolution has been)