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Lately, my interest in the Eastern Iranian peoples of Antiquity has led me to float a few “Iranian Greece” scenarios on this forum. One that I’ve been seriously looking into is that of a “Scythian” Greece. What I’m envisioning is this: During the period of Scythian expansion between 800 BC and...

At the moment, I’m currently working on a scenario that I’d like some feedback on. It’s largely inspired by my personal interest in a constructed Indo-Iranian language with heavy Balkan influence. The POD is around 1800 BC. For whatever reason, a large wave of early Proto-Iranian speaking...

Lately, I’ve been mulling over an idea for a TL, inspired in no small part by current reading on Indo-Iranian languages. It seems that the Proto-Indo-Iranian peoples began to break up around 2000 BC, with the Indo-Aryan branch heading south into India and the Near East, and the Iranians...

Pretty much what it says on the tin: How can we get an Italy dominated by the Samnites, with Rome either defeated and subjugated by them, or stillborn and never rising to power in the first place?

It's been a while since I posted here, but lately, I've been mulling over an idea for a TL: What if Jesus had never been born, and instead, an alternate Abrahamic faith had been founded by St John the Baptist, that ended up taking the place of OTL Christianity? What would such a faith look like...

Pretty much what it says on the tin: What is the general scholarly consensus as to how late a dialect of Vulgar Latin was spoken in Sub-Roman Britain, at least in the more Romanized lowlands? I’m currently exploring some ideas for a possible TL and was wondering if Vulgar Latin would have been...

Just out of curiosity, how exactly would philosophy develop in Classical Antiquity if Christianity never came about? For our purposes, let's say Jesus was never born and no equivalent off-shot movement arises that gains the same traction in Judaism. From my understanding, there was a degree of...

I know that there have been various previous threads on this subject but, to my knowledge, they rarely seem to get past a few initial replies and discussion; and, as always, it’s sometimes good to start a fresh new look at any AH scenario. A surviving Princess Charlotte of Wales would certainly...

Yesterday, I posted a thread concerning a POD here, in which Constantine is defeated and killed at Milvian Bridge. In the thread, I deliberately left out the question of religious policy, in order to not distract from the discussion. Here's what I'm considering as a scenario for a possible TL...

A good POD that I feel doesn't often get enough attention is the defeat of Constantine in 312 by Maxentius. I have browsed through many old threads here during the many years of my membership, and have noticed that the discussion often tends to get bogged down by questions of religious policy...

So, let's say Pompey et al win at Pharsalus and Caesar either dies or commits suicide shortly thereafter. If, against all odds, Pompey does not attempt to seize power long term, but instead introduces some necessary reforms with his allies and then retires in the manner of Sulla, what is the...

I've been considering a TL in which the Samnites rise to power in Italy and defeat the Romans for hegemony on the peninsula. A quick search has showed me that the topic has popped up here from time to time, but with little serious discussion in the past. My question is, what is the earliest POD...

After taking a break from this forum for some time, I've recently began research on a possible timeline. Here's my premise so far: the POD is that Rome is never founded, for whatever reason, and instead the Sabines become dominant in Italy. So far, here's my idea: In the seventh century BC...

According to the Hadith, one of early companions of Muhammad, Uthman bin Maz'oon, approached the Prophet and expressed his desire to take a vow of chastity and dedicate himself to prayer and fasting, but Muhammad forbid it, citing moderation as preferable, in order for his companions to ease...

What would be the effects of Emperor Alexander I's brother, Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich, managing to have a legitimate son with his wife, Julianne of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld? Let's say that the grand duchess manages to conceive around 1797 and gives birth to a son, who for the sake of...

In a scenario in which Alexander the Great manages to survive longer, leave a stable succession and more fully implement his policies of cultural syncretism, how would this affect the linguistic development of an ALT Koine Greek? By this I mean, let's assume for a moment that the Macedonian and...

I've noticed on this board that there seem to be a lot of Emperor Charles V fanboys and that he often figures well in the majority of scenarios involving sixteenth century Europe (generally at the expense of France). I've never really understood this, as I've always considered him rather...

How 'High Church' is it possible for the Church of England to realistically be and what is the best (if not the earliest) POD for this? By this, I mean a lasting religious settlement that is as close to Roman Catholicism as possible, but with the Crown still supreme head.

Inspired by an earlier thread dealing with Elizabeth I dying of smallpox. If Elizabeth I were to die in the early 1560's (say around 1563), is it possible that we could get Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley proclaimed king of England? Darnley's mother, Margaret Douglas, was very ambitious and...

I remember reading that in their early years, OTL's King John of England and his sister Joan were brought up at Fontevraud Abbey, possibly with the hope that John would take an interest in the Church, given his dismal prospects for an inheritance. In OTL, this obviously did not seem to have much...