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In a scenario where either the 4th Crusade was never launched or went to Egypt as originally planned, how would the Byzantine/Rhomanian Empire develop? What are the long-term prospects of their survival without the Fourth Crusade breaking the empire's back? How long does the Angeloi rule over...

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In a scenario where the Ottoman Empire never existed (say Osman died before he could become leader of the Turkish group which became the Ottomans or his group got wiped out early on), how would Anatolia develop? Could any other Turkish beyliks have filled the role of the Ottoman Empire? Could...

John Kourkouas was a more-or-less popular but definitely underrated Byzantine nobleman and general notable for his campaigns in Armenia and northern Syria, securing the empire's eastern border and extending its influence towards the Euphrates, and even beyond. At one point, his political schemes...

Let's say that Justinian's conquests were much more successful and the Roman empire was able to hold on to the pictured territories permanently. How powerful would this Byzantium be on the world stage? What do you see being the major cities of this empire in the modern day? How would...

Hey, I just finished reading the book “A Turkish Delight”, and it made me wonder, what if the events in the book actually took happened? I know it sounds ASB, but what if one of the Turkish tribes that migrated to eastern Anatolia managed to unify the rest of them, and take over the Byzantine...

This is a common theme on the site, however, I do not feel that it is well explored enough and we thus tend to not fully explore the situation and comprehend the radical changes with which Islam brought into the geopolitical scene of Afroeurasia. To begin, the POD is 629, Islam is through some...

IOTL, Miaphysite Christianity was (and still is) the primary sect followed by early medieval Christians located in Egypt and Syria, and eventually formed the basis of Coptic theological belief. It was part of significant political plays within the Byzantine Empire prior to the Muslim conquests...

With a POD after 610, your challenge is for the Byzantine Empire crumble before the Arab invasion while the Sassanid Empire, despite losing large swathes of territory, manages to hang on in its "heartland" (roughly modern-day Iran) and survive for a few more centuries. Bonus points if you manage...

The POD can be whenever. I'm up for really any scenario, even borderline ridiculous ones, so long as they are at least minutely possible.

With any POD after Greek independence, wank it so then it AT LEAST has Constantinople, the rest of the Marmara Region, most of the costal parts of the Aegean region, all of Cyprus, and at least a population of 30 million with most people identifying as Greek and being Greek Orthodox. I am using...

Let's say that by whatever means the Roman Empire has managed to survive until the modern day. In your ideal (while still being somewhat plausible) world, what would this surviving Rome look like? What territory does it control? What is its government? What is its religious situation? How does...

I will give a POD. In 588, he does not cut military wages, meaning the mutineer problems which led to his fall never begin. Instead he cuts funds to other things and increases taxes to get the money he needs. This would probably result in a much more stable Empire, as Maurice was able to keep...

The POD can be no earlier than 600 AD. How powerful would this Byzantium be on the world stage? Could Greek replace French as the prestige language of Europe? What do you see being the major cities of this empire in the modern day? Would such a strong Eastern Roman Empire delay or accelerate a...

Is it possible for Nicomedia, with dedication from whoever controls it, to surpass Byzantium/Constantinople as the major Marmara Sea port? Would this require a PoD before or during Constantine's reign? What sort of advantages did Nicomedia have, compared to Byzantium?

What empires do you know of that, like the Eastern Roman Empire, withdrew from their former core territory and reestablished themselves in a new area? Some examples: The Umayyad Caliphate fell in the Middle East, but established the Emirate of Cordoba, and later the Caliphate of Cordoba. The...

How realistic is a Byzantine Empire expanding up the Dniepr and controlling the Pontic Steppe based around Kiev? Could the population be assimilated properly so that it later could become the basis of a proper Greek successor state? I know the Mongol invasion makes this really really hard, but...

In 450 Theodosius II died in a riding accident, while still relatively young with 49 years of age. A year before that he called the Second Council of Ephesus, also known as the "Robber Council", in which a the Miaphysite position by Eutyches was defended by Pope Dioscorus of Alexandria. This...

During the period of Seljuk ascendancy in Anatolia, and probably after the Fourth Crusade broke up Byzantium, is it possible that a sizable number of Greeks could have converted to Islam and created an Islamic, Greek state? Could an Islamic, Greek state rise similarly to the Ottomans?

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