alternate history challege

While multiple emperors are said to have performed in the arena, there was never a case of a gladiator becoming an emperor. Your challenge is to change that.

Your challenge is to have the Ayyubid dynasty last until at least 1500.

While Christianity in the early medieval Celtic world did have a number of distinct traditions and practices, the idea that Celtic Christianity (also known as Insular Christianity) ever formed a distinct religious organization is generally rejected by mainstream historians. This is due in large...

Under the rule of the Normans, Sicily was remarkably tolerant for the Medieval era, at least when it came to religion. Catholics, Muslims, and Orthodox Christians lived in relative harmony, and Sicily's Catholic rulers appointed Muslims and Orthodox Christians to high-ranking government...

Your challenge is relatively straightforward: have the Kingdom of Semien survive until at least 1900.