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Lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan here- looking forward to reading more!

I believe that would "A Choice Of Destinies" by Melissa Scott. Essentially, a rebellion in Greece forces Alexander to return home before he can start campaigning in India.

When I first joined AlternateHistory.com I recall a Roman wank timeline - and I am uncertain if this falls under the heading of 'realistic' or not - in which Rome not only survived, but, if my memory is correct, did so to the current day. I do not know what happened to the timeline, but what I...

Let's say the Roman general of the day, Varro, critically analyzes the battle plan and realize the Roman's strategy is a race against time. Can the inferior Roman cavalry on each wing hold out against the superior Carthage cavalry long enough for the Roman infantry to break through in the...

Here is a sports related scenario: December 31, 1967, Green Bay Wisconsin The day dawns bright, clear and a crisp 40 degrees. With no extreme cold and little wind to deal with, the Dallas Cowboys roll to a 24 to 10 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship game. Don Meredith...

A good place to start would be in 2004 and have the Browns not draft Ben Roethlisberger at number 6.

This is also posted from a different thread: A Few Good Men II (2003) Jack Nicholson and Kiefer Sutherland return to reprise their roles as Nathan R. Jessup and Jonathan Kendrick, respectively. The sequel picks up where the original leaves off, with Captain Jack Ross (Kevin Bacon) suggesting...

A Few Good Men II (2003) Jack Nicholson and Kiefer Sutherland return to reprise their roles as Nathan R. Jessup and Jonathan Kendrick, respectively. The sequel picks up where the original leaves off, with Captain Jack Ross (Kevin Bacon) suggesting he is going to arrest Kendrick, which he does...

I went ahead and re-posted it in the Why Was Alexander Able To Conquer The Persian Empire thread.

If all things were equal, I would give Alexander a more than above average chance of defeating a Qin army in pitched battle. Based upon my research, the Qin army was infantry based with cavalry used as auxiliaries whose primary function was to serve as mounted crossbowmen (and did not engage in...

Sorry for any confusion- I am going to delete my post.

I lived in Portland, Oregon in the early 90's and was a huge fan of the Clyde Drexler led Blazer teams of the time. I find this analysis spot on in that I always wondered 'what if' the Blazers had managed to sign Sabonis starting in 1990. Without doubt, he would have started at Center, which...

As a long term football fan, I enjoyed reading this, but I am uncertain if Greg Cook was surrounded by enough talent in Cincinnati to win Super Bowl XI. The Raiders, who won the Super Bowl that year in OTL, were pretty good and so were the Steelers. How did the Bengals get by both those teams...

Following is a write up I put together some time ago about the Bills winning four straight Super Bowls in the 90's. Of course, it all starts with Norwood making making that kick... We all know the story. The Bills were unstoppable in the 1990s. Jim Kelly is mentioned with Joe Montana as being...

Actually, I see the Pistons making it to the finals in 1991 (there are no Michael led Chicago Bulls to stand in their way) but run into the Rockets, who are making their initial finals appearance. In my opinion the Rockets defeat the Pistons handily, probably in four or five games. I was...

NBA Commissioner David Stern saunters up to the podium and announces, “I have a trade to report. The Portland Trailblazers have traded the second pick in the 1984 NBA draft to the Houston Rockets for center Ralph Samson. With the second pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets select...

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 70’s have gone down as one of the more enigmatic teams in NFL history. Yes, a lot of talent and even greater potential but also never able to get over the top and make it to the Super Bowl. NFL historians point to the Steelers failed draft of 1974 as the...

I'm a life long Pittsburgh Steelers fan and even I'm enjoying reading this. LOL! Keep up the good work and looking forward to reading future updates. Just go easy on my Steelers BTW...

I think the decline of boxing can be traced to the following (and please forgive me if these have already been mentioned): 1. Too many sanctioning bodies. I believe the sport started with the WBA and WBC and with the IBF and later WBO soon to follow. This, obviously, leads to the conundrum...

Don't forget the Warring States from Ancient China, which were reputed to have armies in the 400k to 600k range.