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  1. Oracle of Sobek ๐“†‹

    AHC/WI: Tungusic Migrations...

    ... In lieu of Turkic/Mongol migrations. In OTL, the Tungusic peoples (among whom the Jurchens/Manchus are probably the most notable example) emerged in much the same region as the Turks and Mongols, but seemed far more fond of messing with China than moving west... What would prompt a...
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    POLL: Most likely to Industrialize...

    ... in a world dominated by Islam. To paint a clearer picture, most of this alternate world is dominated by Islamic polities. Iberia solidly Muslim, as is much of Italy, southern Russia/the Caucasus/Ukraine, and possibly parts of southern France and the Balkans. West and East Africa as far...
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    Ask Me About Ancient Egypt

    Yep, I'm jumping on this bandwagon... You may or may not have questions, and I (hopefully!) have answers!
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    WI: Saharan Airships

    So I was thinking about zeppelins the other day (something that seems to be par for the course on this site), and I got an idea that may or may not be confirmation of my insanity... Lemme know what you guys think. We all know about the "Mediterranean economy", right? The Mediterranean was...
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    "The Realm of Millions of Years": The World of an Atenist Egypt

    The Realm of Millions of Years The World of an Atenist Egypt PREFACE โ€œโ€ฆ I decided to look around for something else to worship. Something I could really count onโ€ฆ And immediately, I thought of the sun. Happened like that. Overnight I became a sun-worshipper. Well, not overnight, you can't...
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    WI: "Divine Comedy" in Occitan?

    Apparently, Dante Alighieri seriously considered writing the "Divine Comedy" in Occitan (specifically Provenรงal), given that language's strong poetic tradition in the western Mediterranean at the time (thanks to the troubadours who had established it as a literary language of high culture)...
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