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  1. WI:No Saguntum Tripwire

    Roman envoys met with Hasdrubal Barca at New Carthage in 226 to work out a settlement granting Carthage dominance south of the Spanish River Ebro, and ensuring that they were formally prohibited from expanding their holdings north of the river. It's believed by many that Rome established its...

  2. Alternate band names and genre

    What if some bands had developed differently-same personnel but at a different point in the development of rock/pop/soul/heavy metal and etc. For example, Lynyrd Skynyrd of southern rock fame becomes 'Leonard Skinned Her' of death metal fame. The goal then is to keep the name as similar to...

  3. WI:Winter comes late in the Alps 218 BC

    According to Livy, Hannibal's crossing of the Alps was hindered not only by hostile mountain tribes, but by an early snowfall. This early snowfall caused considerable suffering and loss to Hannibal's army. What if there was no early winter snowfall in the Alps that year? How much larger an...

  4. WI:Winter comes late in the Alps 218 BC

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  5. WI:Hanno wins Battle of Beneventum Second Punic War

    During the summer of 214 Hannibal was in Campania near Nola. He'd been frustrated in his attempt to take Nola the previous year despite having allies in the town ready to betray it to him. The Roman consul Marcellus was vigilent, and had posted a strong garrison in the town before any plot could...

  6. Scipio dies saving his father at Ticinus

    Scipio dies while saving his father at the Battle of Ticinus River. His father lives to lead with Sempronius at Trebbia, but Rome has lost its saviour. How might this change the outcome of the Second Punic War?
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