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IOTL, the Cretans were hired all across the Greek world as mercenaries, and were particularly famed for their archery and ability as instructors. They committed piracy across the Mediterranean world and they were also somewhat known for deception("You lying Cretan") but that was just a brief...

From 960 to 961 Nikephoros Phokas Byzantine future emperor and brillant military leader lead the Byzantine reconquest of Crete from the Emirate of Crete (824-961) what if the Arab relief force manage to surprise and decisively defeat the byzantine (inverse happened OTL) killing Nikephoros...

Let's say that the Minoan civilization somehow survives for at least a few centuries longer. How might that affect things?

So I remembered reading an old thread and seeing Chinese Crete, anyway to make this happen? I think this isn’t ASB, but just very implausible. Win conditions - A Chinese state that’s capital is in China must control the island of Crete, a sovereign territory of the said chinese state, up to...

There's been much discussion on how the Battle of Greece delayed the start of Operation Barbarossa, but I can't find much on the weather. Disregarding the Battle of Greece for a moment, what is the earliest date in 1941 that Barbarossa could start without getting bogged down in the spring mud?

So I am thinking of a reality where Euphimius follows the emperor's orders and ditches his nun lady friend. So he doesn't defect, and the Aghlaribs don't gain an inroads onto the island. Can the Romans fend it off say if Crete also doesn't fall? What does this mean for the Tyhrennian...

This will be a TL based upon the successful reforms of Cleomenes III.235–222 BC. He led a series of reforms which i believe could have stopped the Spartan decay by redistribution of land, population growth, and forging a series of "Spartan tiered citizenship structures". The successful reforms...