city state

  1. Massilia city state turn into a kingdom

    What will need to happen for Massilia to turn into a kingdom in southern gaul.

  2. Other cities that could have been analogues to the City of Rome?

    Other than Rome, are there any other cities that could rise from a city-state, to a large and expansive realm named after that city, all the while transitioning from a monarchy to a republic to an empire? The early period of the city should be full of mythologized drama and dominated by other...
  3. Crying

    AHC: New Orleans City State

    With a POD no earlier than the 30 Years War, have New Orleans be a free city politically independent of the US or any other North American country. The rest of the Louisiana territory can go, but New Orleans has to remain independent. As an alternative, if you don't think you can do that, have...

  4. AHC : Make Constantinople an enduring city state

    As title really, with any POD after Justinian have Constantinople be the remnant of the Roman Empire as it was, a lone city state that continues the state of the Roman Empire. It cannot fall to conquest, only usurpation. Have it survive till the modern day as one of the greatest cities in the...
  5. Petike

    Plausibility check / Challenge: North American and South American city states

    To be more specific, in a mostly post-Columbian timeframe (i.e. ca between 1500 AD and 1900 AD. As it is much easier to have city states created by local native cultures, I am more interested in how plausible the creation and survival of a long-lived city state (or small country that is mostly...
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