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Everyone knows polis. Alexandropolis = City of Alexander. But what's the Punic or Phoenician word for city? I've been busy, trying to get back to my Carthage TL, and I want a city to be named after Hannibal. Probably with other towns named after Hasdrubal, Magon etc.

So I need to write an essay and I don't know where to start. The question is "the underlying causes of the Russian Revolution were not political. Whatever else the revolutionaries wanted, it was not the overthrow of the Tsar. How far would you agree?" Now this is a stupid question. But I...

Why is it that there were very few significant Sub-Saharan African cities on the coast? Most of the great cities (Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Benin) were inland. Why is this, when many of the biggest cities in Europe, Asia, Australasia and the Americas are on the coasts?

What it says on the tin. I'd like it to survive at least until the 1800s. Also, bonus points for a colonial empire or comments on cultural development, national identity etc. Burgundy must have Belgium, parts of Northern France and Burgundy proper at least, probably with the lands between as...

Hi AHers, For my 'Carthage-wins' TL (Jabrut: Qart-Hadast), I have a civil war between the Barcids and the other Punic landowners. There is also a religious schism going on, between the "Eshmunkhilletzim", who follow the Old Ways of Punic religion, and the "Ba'alyatonites" who follow a 'rogue'...

What do you guys think of this book? It IS technically an alternate history book, considering the background, although the focus is on the characters and plot (being a novel, obviously :rolleyes:)

Hi AH.com-ers, Hiero II, tyrant of Sicily, was succeeded by his grandon Hieronymus. In the Carthage TL in my sig, Hiero II died significantly earlier (i.e. before Hieronymus was born). I can't find out who Hiero II's son was, so I put in a placeholder name: "Hiero III" (unoriginal I know). I...

If I'm doing a TL on Carthage, shall I include them performing the practice of human sacrifice? Roman (and some Greek accounts IIRC) paint the Carthaginians as performing human sacrifice, but that might be anti-Punic propaganda, as there is no conclusive archeological evidence for it. I also...

This is a TL focused on Carthage. The POD is that the first Punic War is won by the Carthaginians, due to Rome's failure to develop the corvus. Although this, like all my timelines, will have a geopolitical/military focus, I will try to include culture and social aspects in this timeline. This...

What would happen if the upper part on the Mississippi River was blocked. Mainly focusing on how the lower reaches would be affected.

What would it take for China to conquer Japan. And I'd like it to be Chinese, not Mongol/Manchu ruled China.

Hi AltHistorians, It's basically what it says on the tin. I want to know what direction Hubert Humphrey's election would have on American foreign policy. Also, how would he view the civil rights movement?

Hey AHers, In response to the underestimated countries thread, this is a thread for which countries you think are OVERestimated. I have a few to start off: -USA -Canada -UK -Japan -Polynesia (especially when the conquer South America *cough* Guns of the Rapanui) -Byzantium

Hi Alt Historians, I have a question about nuclear weapons in America. First of all, how many nuclear weapons (approx. is fine) are there in the Deep South in the early 1970s. Also, what would be the effect of sending those nuclear weapons into the Atlantic or Pacific oceans (in the middle of...

By winning decisively, the Poles establish a client state in Ukraine. What happens next?

Chapter 1: the X Files The Lincoln Memorial, August 28 1963: On this day, a man was speaking of freedom, speaking of justice, speaking of the need for true emancipation of the Negro. He was more than just a man, he was a hero to his people. His speech was to cement him in history. "It would be...

Hi there everyone, I'm working on a mod for Victoria 2 called 'Napoleon Triumphant'. The basic premise: pretty self-explanatory really, but no ASB Napoleonic conquest of Britain. Yet. Thats right, no sailing Sealion :p . Anyways, I need help on some minor issues, and if I encounter more, I'll...

Hello Gentlemen, Your Alternate History Challenge is to create a plausible scenario were the Slavs who migrated to Eastern Germany remain the majority there. By the Slavs I mean Wends, Sorbs etc. Note that "Brandenburg" actually originates from the Old Slavic "Branibor", so the Slavs had...

Hello to all alternate historians, I took inspiration from Mathalamus' Byzantine Empire Enduring TL, and this is my timeline. It will be made in installments. I'll try to avoid Byzantine cliches. Don't worry, it wont turn into a Byzant-wank. I decided to make the POD 871, where Basil I's...

Hi Y'all Comrades, I was recently reading Megaman's reverse cold war and it made me want to make my own. I felt that it was too analogous to OTL, but I thought it was a good idea, so here's my timeline. I did have a version on the ASB thread, but apparently it's not really ASB, so I've moved it...