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  1. Thermopylae POD

    Being in a classically-themed state of mind, I have to wonder at the effects of either of these PODs: 1) the Council of Sparta gives dispensation so that the Army can march during the festival of Karneia; the entire Spartan Army is at the Pass instead of just Leonidas and the 300. 2)...

  2. archaeological what-ifs

    Two of my favorites are: 1) what would be the effects on archaeology if the tomb of a great pharoah like Rameses II or Khufu survived unplundered, so that it would be discovered sometime in the 1980's? Based on the contents of Tut's tomb, discovered by Howard Carter in 1923, the amount of...

  3. What if Cro Magnon Man developed metal working?

    What would be the historical consequences of Cro Magnon Man developing metal working, say between 30,000 and 25,000 years ago? The possibilities are A) Bog Iron, B) copper (which occurs in its native form), C) gold & silver (both occur in their native forms), D) bronze (it is possible to create...
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